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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Tough duty for most grandparents to have get to spend time with the grand-kids.

We (my wife mostly) have been watching our first grandson since he was 3 months, and now watch him and the second grandson. The first just turned 4 last week and the other turned 1 about 6 weeks ago. She watches them Mon - Fri. Our daughter works nearby in the medical field, so the hours have varied from the occasional half day up to the longest day at >16 hours. It used to avg about 11-12 hours a day, but for the past year, it's been more like 9-10 hours per day. It's great to have the kids around, they are great kids who are happy >95% of the time and a joy to experience. It's also nice to be able to hand them back to their mom, especially at the end of long days or days when one or both have been grumpy for whatever reason.