DownTheAvenue wrote:
ulvik wrote:
Last year we gave it a trial run for three months and it about killed us because we missed our grand children soooo much. We had no other issues and loved the traveling but missing the little buggers was the only reason we don't think we could do it.
To each their own, but being that attached is extreme to me. What are you going to do a a few short years when they have no time for you? Their friends and activities will consume them and you will be, to them at least, a bother. I think it is unhealthy to be that consumed with the need to "see" them.
X1, Great answer which is much more realistic and healthy for the sanity of both the grandkids and the grandparents. An alternative plan would be to continue with your full timing RV plans but have grandkids join you on your rv adventures for 2 or 3 weeks at a time. Grandkids will also have opportunities to see and experience a variety of RV events and parts of the U.S. As Grandkids become teenagers, they are more likely to want to join the grandparents if they have the opportunity to see new areas, events and parts of the country. Another alternative for the fulltiming grandparents would be to fly to see the grandkids every 3 months for a few days and then continue on with their RVing adventures.
