Sometimes grandparents say the darndest things–about themselves and their grandkids! We hope you’ll enjoy these quotes that are sure to bring a smile to your face.
The best babysitters, of course, are the baby’s grandparents. You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida. ~Dave Barry
On the seventh day God rested. His grandchildren must have been out of town. ~Gene Perret
When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window. ~Ogden Nash
If your baby is “beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time,” you’re the grandma. ~Teresa Bloomingdale
Never have children, only grandchildren. ~Gore Vidal
Grandchildren: the only people who can get more out of you than the IRS. ~Gene Perret
If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn’t have given us grandmothers. ~Linda Henley
A friend of mine was asked how she liked having her first great-grandchild. “It was wonderful,” she replied, “until I suddenly realized that I was the mother of a grandfather!” ~Robert L. Rice
The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren. ~Doug Larson
Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet. ~Gene Perret
Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother. ~Edward H. Dreschnack
Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old. ~ Mary H. Waldrip
The reason that grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. ~Sam Levinson
An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again. Anything longer than that, and you start to age quickly. ~Gene Perret
Something magical happens when parents turns into grandparents. Their attitude changes from “money-doesn’t-grow-on-trees” to spending it like it does. ~Paul Linden
My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. ~Henny Youngman
Two things I dislike about my granddaughter — when she won’t take her afternoon nap, and when she won’t let me take mine. ~Gene Perret
Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap. ~Doug Larson
If I would have known that grandchildren were going to be so much fun I would have had them first. ~Bill Laurin
The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent. ~Sam Levenson
Grandparenting through Obstacles 