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This will in all likelihood be a short lived thread.

For those among us who have grandchildren (and I am not one ) . . . how can I put this diplomatically . How old were you when your first grandchild was born

Mum's Mum would have been 48 (she died 3 years before her 1st gc was born).

Mum's Dad was 50 when the 1st gc was born.

Mum was 60 when her 1st gc was born.

Dad's Dad was 45 when his 1st gc was born.

Dad's Mum was 45 as well.

Dad was 62 when his 1st gc was born.

I am 62.

I suppose it depends partly on when you had your own children.

I was fifty three when my grandson was born - since then have four more grandchildren.

My mother was twenty five when I was born, but died when she was thirty five.

I was 60. My daughter didn't marry and have children till she was in her thirties, whereas my generation married younger and started families in our twenties.
Why do you want to know, Dave? Do you think time is passing you by? Remember, 60 is the new 40!

I was 62 when my first Grandson was born and feel that I missed out on being young enough to play with him and the other two who came later. My father was 55 when my daughter was born, it is amazing the difference a few years makes

I was 52 when my first grandchild was born then and 65 when next one came along, then another at 67. Love em all.

Hamish....

I was 52 when my first grandchild was born then and 65 when next one came along, then another at 67. Love em all.

Hamish....

Not having any grandchildren yet, I thought you might like to share this with yours. Any doctors want to comment on the content?


A professor at The Binscarth School For Higher Learning physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain.

This is interesting. After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Never put your banana in the refrierator!!!

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power : 200 students at a Twickenham school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be re-balanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"


PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!
Last one; want a quick shine on our shoes? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe, and polish with a dry cloth. Amazing fruit! Once it was claimed that whisky could do similar remedies.

Strange fellow, Laird. You're all discussing grandchildren when in he jumps with hangovers and bananas. Hmmm...
Regarding the original question, how the heck would I know? I lost the plot many yonks ago, so who cares?

Grandchildren I have nine..... ages range from two and a half to seventeen...I was fifty when the first one arrived......nine grandchildren....very painful on the wallet!! But worth every pound spent on them!

Ernie

My sister, Dorothy, became a grandmother on Saturday - age 63 years. Her son, Alistair, b 1975, father of Ella Catherine, was my parents 1st grandchild. My mother was 59, and my father 58, when he was born.
When my daughter, Susan, was born in 1976, my father said he regretted that he would not be able to dance at her wedding! He died, very suddenly, in 1991, so he was right. It looks as if I may not have the pleasure of dancing at her wedding, either! No . . . !

Keeping up the strange fellow image......... here`s something about a Grandmother.


When an old lady died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Dundee, it was believed that she had nothing left of any value.

Later, when the nurses were going through her meagre possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital.

One nurse took her copy to Ireland. The old lady's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the North Ireland Association for Mental Health. Now it`s on the net.



Crabby Old Woman

What do you see, nurses ...................... What do you see?
What are you thinking ........... When you're looking at me?
A crabby old woman ........... ...................... Not very wise,
Uncertain of habit. . . .........................With faraway eyes?

Who dribbles her food ...................... And makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice............"I do wish you'd try!"
Who seems not to notice ...............The things that you do,
And forever is losing .........................A stocking or shoe?

Who, resisting or not, .................. Lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding, ................... The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking?....... .... Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse, ......You're not looking at me.

I'll tell you who I am ..........................As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, .................... As I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of ten ..............With a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters . .....................Who love one another.

A young girl of sixteen ..................With wings on her feet
Dreaming that soon now ................... A lover she'll meet.
A bride soon at twenty, .................. My heart gives a leap,
Remembering the vows ............. That I promised to keep.

At twenty-five now, .................. I have young of my own,
Who need me to guide ............ And a secure happy home.
A woman of thirty, .................. My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other ................. With ties that should last.

At forty, my young sons . .........Have grown and are gone,
But my man's beside me ................ To see I don't mourn
At fifty once more,................ Babies play round my knee,
Again we know children, ............... My loved one and me.

Dark days are upon me..................... My husband is dead,
I look at the future, ........................I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing ..............Young of their own,
And I think of the years ...... And the love that I've known.

I'm now an old woman...................... And nature is cruel;
Tis jest to make old age.......................... Look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles, ............... Grace and vigor depart,
There is now a stone .............. Where I once had a heart.

But inside this old carcass ........... A young girl still dwells,
And now and again, .................. My battered heart swells.
I remember the joys, ..................... I remember the pain,
And I'm loving and living .......................... Life over again.

I think of the years .................. All too few, gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact ................ That nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people ....................... Open and see,
Not a crabby old woman; ............. Look closer....see, ME!!

By the way, Laird, I'm back on a banana diet. Oooo! Oooo! Oooo! (Used red ink 'cause yellow's illegible.)