@coachdango: You're in a window that won't last forever. Your parents are healthy. Your kids are young. Your grandparents are still here. This window closes faster than you think. By your kid's 18th birthday, you've already spent 90% of the time you'll ever have with them. Grandparents who help raise grandchildren live longer. Multigenerational living builds healthier families. This time can't be bought back. Can't be rescheduled. Stop treating family time like it'll always be there. It won't. Bring them together. Now. Who are you taking for granted? - Dan #CoachDanGo #Fitness #health

Kenneth Rodriguez :

So true 👏🏽

Captain Crash :

my boomer parents are traveling all year every year. so … 🤷‍♂️

Laura Chinen :

If you golf together that’s the key! On Mother’s Day I golfed with my father in law, my son and my grandson it’s always fun!

Cjusticeoverthere :

I moved in with my son, daughter-in-law and my 4 year old granddaughter. It is heaven! I’ve never been happier. It works because before the move we set boundaries (I don’t interfere with their marriage or parenting and they respect my alone time). I can help them and they can help me while we can enjoy our multi-generational family!

No Pain No Gain :

Housing is so expensive, multigenerational living is now becoming a trend. 300k to build a 2 bed 1b ADU in parents backyard vs $1.2 million for a house.

user7184817266227 :

We raised two of our grandchildren and will do anything to keep our longevity for them. (And us)

pickledstrawberries :

Agreed, but the target audience here is the grandparents. We're raising kids and working full time jobs. We have soccer practice, conferences, and we're helping with science projects. I'm trying to go to the gym, meal plan, shopping, and prep, make time for my husband and I to stay connected. We need grandparents to step up! Pick up the kids from school and take them for ice cream, invite them over for sleep overs, order a pizza that we can all share and watch a movie when we pick the kids up from your house. We're maxed out so planning yet another event for the grandparents to join is, yes, a priority but it's not going to happen nearly as often as we want it to if we're the ones left to plan the whole thing. If you're a grandparent, ask if there's a night you can come cook with us, order in, bring a board game, I'm down for it. The mental load of planning needs to be shared here. I've asked my in-laws to take our child for a single night so my husband and I could go out on a date and the amount of times they told me they were busy, weeks in advance, became too many to count. I just stopped asking, and now my kid is a teenager and they're so confused why she is hesitant to hang out with them alone. She doesn't know them! Sorry, we know time is running out, and it breaks our hearts.

Bridget C. :

painfully aware of this 🥺

Farmerwannabetan :

I love this. I told my kid if he has kids I will help. I find some cultures are very against this… moms feel threatened. Other grandparents feel pressured/guilty. But I like babies!

PoGoJoel :

"I wish there was a way to know you're in 'the good old days', before you've actually left them." ~Andy Bernard

jnagooyen :

I'm there now. It's the best time in my life.

Clarissa C :

Though this is good advice, everyone also has different family situations & circumstances

Anastasia S :

It sounds great in theory but neither my mom nor my MIL want to be anywhere near us or our kids. My mom moved to another country because she was bored living with us and my MIL is “very busy”. Both are way too controlling to enjoy time with us or our kids.

ItsMe ….. Jesskah :

THIS. I tell my kids they can live with me for as long as they want as long as they are productive members of society. Coming from a mama who has five babies and lost both of her parents by the time I was 36. The jealousy I feel toward others who have their tribe is something I can’t ever describe.

Carissahh :

Wry true ❤️

Travel_lover_3 :

Wonderful wonderful advice. Thank you.

Blackcat345 :

Adopt cats

monicaoblitasnutricionanimal :

absolutamente cierto! mis nietos son mi vida.

🤍الوس💕 :

hannehh :

We all need a purpose 🙏

tdr626 :

Yep

Jack,Dudu,Cindy 🐾🇭🇺 🇵🇱 :

my mom spends a lot of time with my daughter. their relationship is amazing 👏🥰 I didn't get this and my mom made sure she will be better grandma than her mom was. I am lucky

nati :

true

Tan Hill 💞🇦🇺 :

My northern just passed she lived and helped me raise my kids and now I have 2 grandchildren and this is so true. My kids were so blessed to have had my mum in their lives for so much and I intent to give or have that gift with my grandkids too x

Ravington :

That period has passed for me as my dad passed in 2020 and my mum is in poor health but between 2005 and 2020 was the best 15 years of my life !