Bixie Bliss
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Maybe it's all what your experience as a kid was. My parents were older, my dad was 40 when I was born and his mom had been in her early 30s when he was born (similar on my mom's side with her dad - I only had two living grandparents as a kid), so, growing up, my grandparents were in their seventies and seemed very old - both had pretty major health issues. So, away from the cultural stereotype at the time, my experience was grandparents were old and, unfortunately, not healthy. I'm 51 now and several of my contemporaries are grandparents. A very good friend of mine is in (I'm guessing) her late forties and she just became a grandmother - she is an incredibly energetic, active person - so it is jarring for me to think of her in any context similar to my grandparents growing up.
I'm in pretty much the same position as you FF. I grew up only knowing 2 grandparents and they both died by the time I was in my mid 20s. I was 31 when my dad died, now 44 and wondering how much longer I can put off being an orphan! Hold on mum, don't go just yet!
My disturbing realisation is that my son is in his mid 20s. How on earth did I get so old!