I quit my healthcare job to take care of my grandmother. It's a mix of happy and sad moments, but ultimately has been life-changing for us.

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Kristina McDonald talked to Business Insider about the happy and sad moments of caring for her grandmother.

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I spent summers in Transylvania with my grandfather when I was little. Now he's 97, so I moved there to be closer to him.

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The author moved to Transylvania to be close to her 97-year-old grandfather.

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I became a mom at 16, and my daughter at 18. I've been raising kids for almost 45 years.

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Lena Bradley (not pictured) is raising two of her grandchildren, aged 14 and 10.

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I'm 41, and I thought I'd always be child-free. I decided to have kids so my parents could be grandparents.

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Courtney Kocak with her parents and husband standing in a living room and smiling at the camera.
Courtney Kocak and her husband recently decided they want to have kids.

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I respect my kids' decision not to have children. Now, I need to accept it means I won't be a grandmother.

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The author's kids don't want to have their own children.

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My mother-in-law often asks my kids when they'll make them great-grandparents. I don't mind if it never happens.

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The author doesn't mind if she doesn't become a grandparent.

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I quit my job to look after my grandchildren. My son initially paid me $10 an hour, but now I gladly do it for free.

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A grandmother (not pictured) said being paid to look after her grandchild made her feel like an "employee."

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We moved my mom in to help us take care of our triplets. We couldn't afford childcare, but we also couldn't do it alone.

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Stephanie Ross, left, with her mom, Monica Ross, husband, Andrew Philippe, and their triplets dressed up for a costume party.

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I moved from Texas to Massachusetts and took a 20% pay cut to live near my parents. They get to help with our kids.

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Kim Guillois and her family made some financial sacrifices to move nearer to her parents.

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I'm in my 70s and don't babysit my grandchildren. I've already done my time raising kids.

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Nirmala Sequeira, 71, loves her five grandkids but doesn't babysit them.

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