support their grandkids in a multitude of ways, whether it’s helping to raise them day to day, teaching them new skills and life lessons, showing interest in their hobbies, or providing a listening ear and words of wisdom when they need guidance. But it’s not a one-way relationship — grandchildren enrich their grandparents’ lives in ways big and small, too.to share the thoughtful gestures and heartfelt comments from their grandkids that have really stuck with them.
“Spotting me coming out of the arrivals section of the airport and running full-speed at me while yelling, ‘Grandma!’ at the top of his lungs. My heart was so full.” —Grandparents reveal the gestures from their grandkids that have moved them the most.“My little granddaughter and I were doing a craft project together, and she said, ‘You’re not talking.’ I said, ‘Oh, OK, what do you want to talk about?’ She said, ‘I don’t care, I just love to hear you talk!’ Well, I was flabbergasted.