I thought being a grandmother would be easier than being a mother. Now that I am one, it's harder in many ways.

A grandmother reflects on her experience, noting that she had expected grandparenting to be easier than motherhood. Instead, she finds it harder because the responsibility feels doubled, with the potential to hurt both her child and grandchild. She describes being more cautious now than when she was a young mother, worrying about issues like dropping the baby or not hearing her cry. The piece is a personal account of the heightened stakes and anxieties of caring for a grandchild.

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