grandkid
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See: I’m 59, earning six figures, but my daughter wants me to retire to watch my future grandkid for a year.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
To be a part of that legacy, to be sort of like the grandkid of the person who’s created that and is still there to be supportive, is really wonderful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
What happens when they play the grandkid hook?
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2024
“He just kept running his mouth, telling me he wants to box me and stuff, ‘Ali’s grandkid, let’s box,’ and I kept saying no, no, no because I was kind of intimidated,” Ali Walsh said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
Almost like they’re friends instead of grandma and grandkid.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
“I chase grandkids and chase cows and ride motorcycles. When I retired I kind of went into my hole in Austin and I like living in my hole.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The grandkids, ages 1 to 14, stay over when their parents are away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
I hadn’t been for decades and two of my five grandkids were here, and they’d never been either.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Read: Millions of grandparents are spending retirement raising their grandkids.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
“I’ve got my grandkids visiting, as you may have noticed. And my tomatoes are coming on. I’m rushed off my feet.”
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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