Beloved 'dancing grannies' among those killed after driver plows through Wisconsin Christmas parade

[AngryOldDem]

45. It's their group. BUT, with that said...

Becoming a grandmother seems to be some kind of status symbol for older women, of whom I am one, and who for various reasons will most likely never be a grandparent unless it’s from beyond the grave. And I’m OK with that. My kids are making choices that are best for them, and I would never dare to harangue them about it.

I work with a woman who never fails to STFU about her grandkids and how great they are, almost on a daily basis. She makes a point of letting us know that most of her time off is spent with them, and about everything she does with and for them. I have to watch as she scrolls through her phone showing endless pictures. She talks loudly about how great it is to be a grandma. I get the love, I get the pride, but after awhile it’s feels like it’s a game of self-centered, insecure, one-upmanship and it gets old and boring. It’s like when some of them were younger and they shat on the unpopular kids or gloated that they made the sorority when others didn’t. At times it seems grandparenting is just another clique.

I’m sure the Grannies are fine people, but I really think that this feeling of “special status” is what drives groups like this to some degree. As much as it all really rolls off my back most days, sometimes it does sting. It’s kind of like an extension of how some in society see childless couples, whether that’s by their choice or not.