: If you and your grandson have an agreement as part of this loan that you could review his grades, then he should honor that agreement.
We upended everything, moved 12 minutes away from our daughter and now watch our grandson four days a week, which is great. There is a known phenomenon in Western cultures called “matrilineal advantage.” This is where a child’s maternal grandparents tend to spend more time with and be closer to grandchildren than the paternal relatives. A major factor is the tendency of mothers to be the “kinkeepers” of their families. They make the arrangements, remember the birthdays, host the occasion dinners , and – yes – provide childcare. They are the linchpins of the family network.