Chapter 5
Watching the Kids Grow
A new act: watching your kids grow up, and welcoming the next generation.
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A new act in your life
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Did your kids finish college? How did you feel during graduation ceremony?
Pride, emotion, the moment they walked across that stage.
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Did your kids also get married? When? How?
Watching them find their own people.
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How does watching the kids grow older change you and your relationships?
The shift from raising to letting go.
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With the hindsight of time, is there anything you would do differently?
If you could go back, what would you change.
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How much are you enjoying this new act in life?
This chapter — what it feels like from the inside.
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And then the grandkids came
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Do you have grandkids? How many? Names, ages?
Introduce them.
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What did you learn about yourself as you watch your grandkids grow older?
Who you are through their eyes.
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What wisdom would you share about being a grandparent?
What surprised you. What delighted you.
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What values would you like your kids and/or grandkids to guide their lives?
The things you hope they hold onto.
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FROM YOUR CIRCLE
What they remember about this chapter.
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