48 Heartwarming Quotes About Being a Grandma

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Heartwarming Quotes About Being a Grandma

Do you recall how wonderful your grandma was in your life? Now, it’s your turn to be that special person for a new generation! Even though families may not live as close as they used to, the special bond between grandmas and their grandchildren stays strong. These lovely and heartwarming quotes show just how important that connection is:

“Grandparents are like magicians. They can create wonderful memories for their grandchildren out of thin air.” – Unknown

“There’s no place like home—except grandma’s house.” – Unknown

“You are the sun, Grandma, you are the sun in my life.” -Kitty Tsui

“Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.” – Marcy DeMaree

“Truth be told, being a grandma is as close as we ever get to perfection. The ultimate warm sticky bun with plump raisins and nuts.” – Bryna Nelson Paston

“A garden of love grows in a Grandmother’s heart.” – Unknown

“Grandma’s heart is a patchwork of love.” – Unknown

“A grandma is warm hugs and sweet memories. She remembers all of your accomplishments and forgets all of your mistakes.” – Barbara Cage

“Grandmothers and roses are much the same. Each is a God’s masterpiece with different names.” – Unknown

“Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.” – Doug Larson

“Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.” – Unknown

“Blessed are those who spoil and snuggle, hug and hope, pray and pamper, for they shall be called grandparents.” – Unknown

Quotes About the Importance of Grandmas

A grandma is often a child’s first friend and babysitter, and she usually appears in their earliest memories. This makes her a truly special part of life. We’re not the only ones who feel this way. Many famous writers have shared this sentiment in their work, including Louisa May Alcott, Janet Lanese, and Suzette Haden Elgin:

“A grandmother is a safe haven.” – Suzette Haden Elgin

“Every house needs a grandmother in it.” – Louisa May Alcott

“A child needs a grandparent, anybody’s grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.” – Charles and Ann Morse

“A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.” – Unknown

“A grandmother is both a sword and a shield.” – Fredrik Backman

“Grandmothers always have time to talk and make you feel special.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“A grandmother is a remarkable woman. She’s a wonderful combination of warmth and kindness, laughter and love.” – Unknown

“There are grandmothers out there who would move heaven and earth for their grandchildren.” – Janice Elliott-Howard

“Parent-child relationships are complex. Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple. Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love.” – Janet Lanese

“Grandmother: A wonderful mother with lots of practice.” – Unknown

“Every parent knows that children look at their grandparents as sources of wisdom and security.” – David Jeremiah

“Grandparents should play the same role in the family as an elder statesman can in the government of a country. They have the experience and knowledge that comes from surviving a great many years of life’s battles and the wisdom, hopefully, to recognize how their grandchildren can benefit from this.” – Geoff Dench

Quotes on Becoming a Grandma for the First Time

Nothing can fully prepare you for how your life changes when you become a grandma for the first time. You already love your family and friends deeply, but the love a grandma feels for her grandchild is something completely new and magical. These memorable quotes capture just how special that feeling is:

“Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.” – Welsh Proverb

“When a child is born, so are grandmothers.” – Judith Levy

“It’s funny what happens when you become a grandparent. You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you’d do. It’s terrific.” – Mike Krzyzewski

“Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you’re just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric.” – Pam Brown

“Like many men and women who make egregious and irretrievable mistakes with their own children, she would redeem herself by becoming the perfect grandmother.” – Pat Conroy

“Then, wham! My first grandchild was born… I was jolted, blindsided by a wallop of loving more intense than anything I could remember or had ever imagined.” – Lesley Stahl

“There will never be a day like the day your grandchild was born.” – Unknown

“The best parents get promoted to grandparents.” – Unknown

“It’s such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother — that’s why the world calls her grandmother.” – Unknown

“There are no words to describe the happiness in holding your baby’s baby.” – Unknown

“You never know the love of a grandparent until you become one.” – Unknown

“Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a grandmother.” – Edward H. Dreschnack

Funny Quotes About Being a Grandma

Kids really do say the funniest things, and that keeps us grandmas laughing every time we visit! It’s tough to capture just how funny being a grandma can be, but we think these 12 hilarious quotes might just do it:

“I don’t intentionally spoil my grandkids. It’s just that correcting them often takes more energy than I have left.” – Gene Perret

“As I learned from growing up, you don’t mess with your grandmother.” – Prince William

“You make all your mistakes with your own children so by the time your grandchildren arrive, you know how to get it right. Plus, once you turn 50, you kind of stop giving a s**t what others think.” – Liz Fenton

“Being an everyday grandmother has kept me young at heart, I know all the newest fads and fancies. I am way hipper than most of my friends.” – Trudy Jo Hahn Snader

“The smart, kind, beautiful child must have got it from their grandparents.” – Gene Perret

“When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window.” – Ogden Nash

“If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice, I should advise every one of you straight away to become one. There is no fun for old people like it.” – Hannah Whithall Smith

“If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I’d have had them first.” – Lois Wyse

“From my observation, the older you get, the more you like the word ‘cozy.’ That’s why most of the elderly wear pants with elastic waistbands. If they wear pants at all. This may explain why grandparents are in love with buying grandkids pajamas and bathrobes.” – Holly Goldberg Sloan

“Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet.” – Gene Perret

“The smart, kind, beautiful child… must have got it from their grandparents.” – Unknown

“If your baby is ‘beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time,’ you’re the grandma.” – Teresa Bloomingdale

We hope these quotes made you smile and reminded you how important you are to your grandchildren. The love between a grandma and her grandchild is one of the purest kinds of love, making your role as a grandma extra special.

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