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I loved my grandfather. He would sit in his chair and spit in the fire. It used to sizzle on the coal. He’d put clouds of grey pepper over his chips, then leave most of them. I hated pepper so I couldn’t eat any. But he always had time to play with me.

It does seem to be true that alone with their grandparents, children relax, perhaps because they are not as emotionally involved with them as with their parents. Also, most grandparents have this great plus – novelty value! In many cases, Grandma and Grandad arrive, have a great time spoiling their grandchildren and then disappear again. Or the grandchild comes for a lovely and special visit. The poor parents stand little chance of competing with this when they’ve got to do all the day-to-day care and disciplining that goes with parenting.

So when you get the big news you can bask in dreams of how much fun you’re going to have and how popular you are going to be. Never mind all these wet wipes and tissues you’re going to have to start carrying about your person.