Thats another thing I've brought to the attention of my mom.
She took advantage of my Silent Generation grandparents, and dropped me over at their house Friday after school until Sunday evening every single weekend from the age of like 9 until I started driving and had a social life.
When I say hey, when are you going to reciprocate? You're the grandparent, its your turn now.
*radio silence*
Not that I would want my kids at her house around her boyfriend, he is a very nasty racist bigot with a short fuse and my kids are mixed race. Sure would be nice if she offered to pick them up and go do something fun with them now and then. Or just came over and spent time with them. I can count on my fingers how many times she's been to my house in the over 15 years I've lived here.
Like...I thought the whole idea of a grandparent was after you don't have kids to raise, you help your kids raise theirs. Or at least be somewhat active in their lives. Instead, we basically just see both sides grandparents at Christmas and thats about it.
