@CullodenCowboy
Told my grandmother that babies have a better chance of survival if their grandmother is around. She said “well yeah your mother might’ve killed you if I didn’t take you away from her sometimes!”
@stk206
this explains why every grandma is asking when im having my next baby
@victoriadehart5311
Statistically, children are more likely to survive when they have a grandmother close by and involved. We moved 1100 miles and took on a new mortgage to be close to our grandkids and provide childcare while my daughter finished her master's degree. We love doing it and feel it keeps us younger and more physically fit!
@00nigirimeshi
Everyone who has a grandmother knows, that when she is gone the whole family gets more fragmented. I think its save to say that grandmothers are very often the nucleus of the family. EDIT: ofc I know there are always exeption, hence "Very often"
@thea1rachiel
Grandmothers also produce wisewomen amid their ranks. Healers, truthtellers, peacekeepers, which help stabilize a species dependent as a whole on social structure.
@savage.4.24
My great grandma was a nurse. She answered the call during the spanish flu. By some blessing no one in her household fell ill-12 children 3 adults. The odds of that are already mind boggling. BUT WAIT! My grandma survived malaria in 1922, birthing 3 children prior to 1950, heart failure that started sometime in the 80s and cancer in 1997. She lived to nearly 97 and managed to raise me after my mom passed when i was 10. She left when i was 28! Grandmas dont make sense in a really good way she was mentally sharp and even able to walk and give opinions up until about a month before she passed. GRANDMAS ARE COOL.
@AuDHD_Mom
I have a neighbor my family has adopted as a Grandma since my Mom isn't interested or willing to play that role for me and my kids, and my mother in law lives out of state. I'm so grateful to this neighbor!! It's been three years since we asked her to be my kids honorary grandmother, and her only grandkids live across the country. She makes life with young, needy children bearable.
@MamaDoctorJones
Thanks for having me! What a great episode!!
@ToniAllen
I feel like I missed out a bit in the grandmother department because both of mine were pretty cold, stern women. One lived next door and was like a very cranky 2nd mother, and the other was just not all that good at interacting with kids. But my own mom, who has always been an absolute saint of a person, embodies all the warmth and love for my daughter and niblings that a kid needs.
@Armageddon2k
thanks evolution for giving me a grandma
@AndrewRalte-t2z
My grandma died when I was 18. I am her eldest grandkid. She taught me more than my parents who had me at 21&24. She told me she had some things to fix & built in me that she couldn't with my dad. And my mom was an orphan. So, whatever emotional maturity I have, I learnt from my grandma.
@joyl7842
My mom recently told me her mother was terrible at being a mother. Along with her father she was always working and never home. This forced my mom to grow up very early to care for her younger sister. When I was born though, my grandparents turned out to be great caretakers for me. I spent many summers with them and learned a lot, including the Polish language (my dad was Dutch).
@kalnaeem
My kids great grandmother insisted that she look after them for the first year after they were born and I can tell it was such a blessing to have her around, don't know how we would've managed otherwise
@unvergebeneid
13:23 In science we don't call them "interns". We call them "PhD students". Same idea though: you don't have to pay them more than a pittance and they aren't in a position to refuse crappy jobs.
@NewMessage
That title sounds like a primitive 'Yo Mama' joke.
@elibennett6168
Ha-ha. Dropped by my daughter's house to bring her something and she handed me an all-day fussy baby saying "you can take him if you want". I proceeded to hold him, feed him, walk around the yard and talk to him. I gave her about a two-hour break to clean the house and fix dinner for company, and she was ready to take him back happily. To be fair, my husband would do the same, but he is less knowledgeable about development and medical reasoning. She calls me when something's up to get an opinion. I was supportive when he wasn't thriving initially after an early birth, and helped her get him on track. Happy to play that role - it's a blessing. Too bad we have many in certain male communities who believe women are worthless, especially after age 30. Glad my husband and son-in-law are not like that. On the flip side, human female longevity is unique because society values protecting women (and those more vulnerable) even if they are not your family. So compassion, provision, and protection is a virtuous circle that keeps the human race running.
@g07denslicer
10:24 Wow, my grandma has yet to tell me about the best seal hunting spots...
@nvdawahyaify
Thank you so very much for pointing out that average life expectancy numbers are skewed younger by high infant mortality rates. And that if you made it past five you could very likely (barring disease or injury) make it to 70. I've been trying to explain this to people, and they just won't listen. And whats worse is that these are people who know how averages are figured.
@cinthiahm1444
Grandmas in indigenous communities have always had a respected role of wisdom, transmitting culture and making decisions for the collective. This is powerful ❤️🔥
@besmart