I am 65 years old but have legal custody of my 9 year old granddaughter. Some surveys ask if we are the parent of children of a certain age but if I put yes it looks like I am being dishonest as someone of my age is unlikely to have a young child. I am in effect her parent as I am bringing her up. Some surveys ask if we have children in the household of a certain age so I can answer that easily. What would you say to being a parent?

what to tell you . i have same problem , i am 62 and all kids are over 20.... now i say yes , i am not sure if i have some kids around that i do not know . one is never sure

You are right your grand daughter is 9 years old if you say yes to her as your child it sound wrong its better to say no.

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sprite1950 wrote: I am 65 years old but have legal custody of my 9 year old granddaughter. Some surveys ask if we are the parent of children of a certain age but if I put yes it looks like I am being dishonest as someone of my age is unlikely to have a young child. I am in effect her parent as I am bringing her up. Some surveys ask if we have children in the household of a certain age so I can answer that easily. What would you say to being a parent?

You say yes. It doesn't matter how old you are. If you are the legal guardian, you
are the parent.

My grandparents adopted me. They were my legal parents. I can't even get a copy
of my original birth certificate. It has my grandparents as my mother and father on
my birth certificate.

As Valerie said, there's nothing wrong in saying 'yes'. You're officially her parent. That's what matters. Cheers!

Your story's very touching, Valerie...

Thank you Valerie. Yes I have a Special Guardianship Order for her so will be caring for her until she is 18.

tasman1 wrote: what to tell you . i have same problem , i am 62 and all kids are over 20.... now i say yes , i am not sure if i have some kids around that i do not know . one is never sure

That is an absolute cracker

tasman1 wrote: what to tell you . i have same problem , i am 62 and all kids are over 20.... now i say yes , i am not sure if i have some kids around that i do not know . one is never sure

I am 64 years old and have a child who is 45 years old.

So You do not know if you have more children, hm, have you been and dipped everywhere in the village.

zegon wrote:

tasman1 wrote: what to tell you . i have same problem , i am 62 and all kids are over 20.... now i say yes , i am not sure if i have some kids around that i do not know . one is never sure

I am 64 years old and have a child who is 45 years old.

So You do not know if you have more children, hm, have you been and dipped everywhere in the village.

Village to big to find the truth