You are probably at a stage in life when you have finally accepted that your little ones are not so little anymore and have learnt to fly. You are content to watch them with a smug smile on your face to show the world that your offspring is testimony to a parenting job well-done.

Just when you think you can sit back and relax, you are put to test once again..you are going to be a grandparent! Now..remember the feeling when your child was just born? This seems to be even more of a euphoria than that! You can't stop smiling and talking about 'the event' to all and sundry. You are on cloud nine.

Gran..before you get carried away, tarry awhile and ponder on these ground rules.

Your daughter is about to become a mother..she obviously is physically and mentally prepared for her role. So, hard though it is, could you just let her evolve?

Many mothers get so involved in the parenting roles, that they take it to extremes. There are some who are so conscious of privacy and non-interference and 'personal space' that they wait self-consciously, wondering what to do for their child in her new role.

There are yet others who plunge headlong into frenzied activity, planning everything everyday, completely throwing everyone's lives out of gear!

And then mercifully, are some who know how to strike a balance. To stop short of interference - to step beyond indifference - to be there and ready - with a ready ear, a strong shoulder, a warm bosom and a girlish giggle to share the best phase your 'little one' is ever going to go through.

It's time to share the experience that you and your mother once went through ..to forget and let go of the 'not-so-pleasant' issues and recall and relive the pleasant encounters that have been engraved in your memory forever.

You are now parent to a parent! Wow! What joy!

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