Distance Grandparenting

One of the things about moving a world away and starting a family so far from our own childhood homes is that we can't share our kids with their grandparents as they grow up and blossom into the incredible people we know they are becoming. I know both Claire's and my parents would love to be able to take Ada and Connor at the weekends. For my parents especially, our kids are their only grandkids.

And likewise, we love sharing our kids with their grandparents, aunts and uncles. 

Thankfully, we live in 2020[1], not 1920, or even 2000. Social media is easy to access, and we can send photos and videos in an instant direct from a device we carry in our pockets. 

But, of course, it's not the same. Regardless, Claire and I try to keep our families in the loop with all the things our kids get up to, from the monumental first steps to the more banal first hair cut. 

Neither of us would think to give up the life we have here in Canada, but we also can't wait to get home to Ireland and spend a lot of time in the company of our families again. Maybe even abandon the kids with them for an evening and have a nice meal in peace. 

Oh, the luxury dream of a meal in a nice restaurant, child-free...

[1]- Let's not think of the pandemic that is stalling any of us from traveling to visit each other right now.