Likewise jensamember - I so miss those story telling, imagination times with younger kids.  If there are little kids at a party or event, I will inevitably end up spending some time with them in interesting conversation!

lol!! Me too! I would much rather be with the kids...they are way funner!...ya, I said it!!

......and if there aren't any kids, I'd rather be with the pets.

You sound like just the kind of mum I was -- a big kid myself.  I enjoyed my son's childhood far more than I did my own.

Umm ... thanks professor Beshpin      Speaking for myself, but probably also for others here, I do recognize that kids change as they grow up ... and so do parents.   Doesn't mean we can't fondly look back on the fun times we shared with them.  I think that's all this thread is about. 

I actually believe it will come back full circle...soon they will be goofy with me again!! lol!!

Thank you all, for your comments!..and yes...this thread, like most of mine...should be taken as fun....that's why I don't post in Religion! lol!

I still love spending silly times with my mom and I'm 20! I'm sure your kids will come around agian jens after all

SOunds like you'll make a wonderful grandma!

I love that aspect of spending time with children. Sadly, there are not many of those moments available anymore... The only child we see with any regularity is getting to old to "act weird".

I am lucky though that my wife fell in love with that goofy, big kid side of me (climbing a tree on a first date gives it away) and we are goofy and have fun together. It might be tickling, snowball fights, jumping in a mudpuddle, pillow fights, using funny voices.... There is a bit of a romantic aspect to it sometimes when it is two adults  <veg>

One of the elderly ladies in our church who struggled with the idea of us, one day came up to me and said "I think I understand. I would love to live with you, you two must laugh all day".

We do. We have laughed so hard there are bellyaches or tears running or someone is snorting or racing to the washroom and I have heard "stop, I need my inhaler!"

Love the stories!! I am looking forward to all those things...the new exciting relationship, the kids coming around to realize I am a fun girl!...and of course, being a grandma one day!...one day...is the far far future...or until Joe Jonas see's how cute my daughter is! lol!

NEW, exciting relationship? LMAO... it is ten years and counting

Ahh...exciting relationship keeps no count of years!!!