20.06.2022

lettura in biblioteca 2022

con la mia nipotina.....2021

 

Dear Grandparents

Our gourgeous grandchildren are towards their long summer holidays. It’s a real effort for the parents to cope with the kids for so many days home from school. Some parents don’t have grannies that take care of their children, so going to work is probably harder in this moment of the year.

 

“Once upon a time” (in 1980’s) our kids, that are now parents, when home from school, they were left with grandparents exactly like now. Even at that time some of my colleagues didn’t have anybody to rely on, so they had to organize baby-sisters. Living in small towns was much easier. Kids were able to go around by themselves in the little squares and find friends to play with. It was also safe for them because the cars didn’t pass in those places. The parents didn’t worry about their children. In the narrow paths there was always an old lady sitting outside who could give a glance to the children and see what they were up to.

 

Lifestyle has changed by then, so we have to get used to taking care of our grand-kids in other ways. Luckily the society gives to us a lot of chances to make their days enjoyable.

 

In my  town, Gallicano, you can find lovely and clean swimming-pools with good swimming teachers. On the way to the pools there is a garden and a big green space with a play ground. There is a swing, a see-saw a slide, a table and benches for a picnic, a little bar and a tennis court too. A lot of summer camps are organized by professional associations. During the hot hours of the day you can accompany them to the library which is a very pleasant and cool place. When you are there you can choose a book with them, and I’m sure they’ll love the moment you read to them a story.

But if the kids desire to stay  by themselves, maybe relaxing watching a program on the tv, or if they just want to stay home  with their building-blocks, drawing or playing with their favorite toy, I think that it will be also good for them.

With the older children we can share cooking with them, or maybe teaching the girls crochet or sewing doll dresses, while the boys could learn to fix up a flat tyre of their bike.

 

They make us happy. They are a  gift that life has given to us. Our grandchildren are like stars that shine in our house all the day long.

 

Happy holidays grandparents!!!

P.S. I WROTE THIS LETTER ON MY BLOG OF FB IN 2019.....