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Mike Beeker · May 12, 2016

Have had to deal with some personal family issues in my life recently, and one of them is ( we were informed of this on Mother's Day, of all days ) the fact that I am about to become "Grandpa". I am proud of my Son and Daughter-in-Law, because they have chosen to adopt a child instead of having a child from themselves. I'm adopted myself, and have always felt blessed and honored that my parents made the choice to give me a home and teach me values that only a farming life can offer. Do not know if it's a boy or girl yet, so my question to you "veteran" Grandpa's is - What do I teach the child first? This should be interesting and entertaining to say the least to see what suggestions I receive. Will post info about baby when I find out more. Thanks for listening !

Mike

CountryCase · May 12, 2016

Teach the child to say Papaw!!! I had a lot of aggravating Mama with that! HAHA!!

1370rod · May 12, 2016

Mike my son and daughter in law received their first child on Mothers Day through adoption. A very wonderful day for them as they have waited 7 years to become parents. Teaching a grandchild you love them and care about them and their needs, but be respectful have been our goals. We have 9 grandkids now and do spoil them all a bit, I guess that is a grandparents duty, Rod.

Don Rudolph · May 12, 2016

Congratulations Mike! Fewer and fewer people have the opportunity to be exposed to farm life theses days. One of the "gifts" to my Grand daughter Gracie is time spent with her on the farm with her grandparents. I highly recommend the journal entitled, Grandpa Tell Me Your Memories, in which you can recall your own growing up days and events to allow your grandchild to get to know you better. There's one for Grandma as well. About the only advantage to getting older is to have grandchildren IMHO Don

Hoofer B · May 12, 2016

We adopted six kids, now ages 6 thru 14. Two of our boys are 6 months apart. The first four are from Guatemala, the last two from Ethiopia. I can say that we have not experienced a racial issue from anyone as of yet. They are a great bunch of kids. Teach them to PRAY is my best advice.

Mike Beeker · May 12, 2016

Rod, I thought for sure you'd say to teach them that "Grandma" is always right !! LOL !

Mike

Mike Beeker · May 12, 2016

I work with an electrician that adopted a boy and girl from Guatemala, because they couldn't have kids, then a couple years later, they had to from themselves. I actually had the girl as a Co-op Student working for me last summer.

Mike

brutus49DC · May 12, 2016

respect and honesty would be high on my list

ADB-Ia · May 12, 2016

First off, congratulations Mike. I've been told grandkids are your reward for not killing your kids. I'm including a few pictures (it's a grandpa thing) of our first grandchild adopted from Ethiopia. She is now 11 and has been joined by a boy from Columbia and a daughter born to my son and daughter in law. The pictures indicate the important things to teach them. First is baby dedication at church followed by toy tractors and real tractor rides. The grandkids come to Iowa from Rhode Island to visit for two weeks each summer so they know about "real life" on the farm.

Mike Beeker · May 12, 2016

You have a good looking bunch of Grandkids to say the least, but I think they'd really look good on a CASE tractor myself. LOL !! To bad they couldn't spend more time on the farm, don't spoil them to much.

Mike

ADB-Ia · May 12, 2016

One of my other son's two boys.
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KENIND · May 12, 2016

I love being Papaw and the wife loves being Mammaw !!!!my grands 2 girls and a boy 16,14,12. Poor Matt is stuck between the girls. All of them have and drive their own tractor. Matt loves helping load and riding in the semi when we go to shows. Unfortunaly they grew up away from us as my son was in the Air Force. But they are close now and we spoil the crap out of them....That's another good thing is you can send them home when they don't behave

Mike Beeker · May 12, 2016

Most definitely on our list for sure.

Mike

Brian J in MN · May 12, 2016

I have two granddaughters one is almost 4 and she is my "little buddy" and a Big help to me in the gardens. The second one is almost 4 months and "papa" is teaching her to blow "raspberries" and she tries but can't quite do it yet. lol

THEY ARE MY BIGGEST JOY IN THE WORLD.

s,mac · May 12, 2016

Well Mike life is looking up for you. Grandkids are great you can send them home after you have given them to much ice cream. We have four grandkids with a fifth due in August. Plus two that have adopted me. One of our granddaughters was adopted as a new born what a joy and blessing she is. I try to teach them like I taught my own kids. The picture is of the granddaughter that is adopted. Enjoy Steve

VAC400 · May 12, 2016

Mike, enjoy the Grand kids ,for we have them in Colorado, and AZ. We SPOIL THEM WHEN EVER WE GET A CHANCE. JERRY

ADB-Ia · May 12, 2016

Lets try a different approach.

Ande · May 15, 2016

Mike, glad to hear that! Well, sounds to me like you have a "helper" coming up on all the fixin we have to do

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