{"id":14058,"date":"2025-03-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devotedgrandma.com\/?p=14058"},"modified":"2025-03-12T08:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:20:42","slug":"expectation-vs-reality-what-grandkids-imagine-vs-what-they-get-with-their-grandparents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devotedgrandma.com\/grandparenting\/expectation-vs-reality-what-grandkids-imagine-vs-what-they-get-with-their-grandparents\/","title":{"rendered":"Expectation vs. Reality: What Grandkids Imagine vs. What They Get with Their Grandparents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Grandkids have a way of building up these grand (and sometimes hilarious) ideas about what it\u2019s like to have grandparents. Whether it\u2019s from cartoons, books, or just their own little imaginations running wild, they often expect us to be like the fairy-tale version of grandparents\u2014constantly baking cookies, full of endless wisdom, and always ready for an adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, do we love them to pieces? Absolutely. Do we always meet their expectations? Well\u2026 not quite! Sometimes, what they expect from us and what actually happens are two very different things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let\u2019s have some fun and take a look at the expectations vs. realities<\/strong> that grandkids often encounter when spending time with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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1. Expectation: Grandma\u2019s House is a Magical Candy Store \ud83c\udf6c<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n