~BLACKMAIL~
~IN IT'S TRUEST FORM~

Are you a Mom or a Dad
I'm going to explain blackmail
You will know just what I'm
talking about
Most of us have been there
I have no doubt



Blackmail......
That's an ugly word
"""I"M TELLING GRANDPA"""
Is this something you have heard



Forty pounds of "little person"
Can hold you at bay
Because they already know
Grandma and Grandpa
will let them have their way

Where are those "parents"
of not so long ago
When "we" asked for something
the answer was always "No"



Just what is this
metamorphosis that all of a sudden
took place in time
What happened to those parents
that used to be mine

Here is the setting
See if you agree
If the answer is "No"
They cross those little arms
with those big eyes glaring back at me



The next sweet little
words from this Angel that is yours
"If.... you .... don't .... let .... me.........."
They have now declared
the war of wars

I'm tellin ya....it's blackmail
in it's truest form
I would rather battle
a lion or take on a
tornado in the fiercest storm



Your hands are tied
They've got you licked
Having a Grandma or Grandpa
wrapped around your little finger
Is really a neat little trick

But if you have little children
I have a secret for you
Sweet revenge is in your future
If you only knew

Payback is soooooo
wonderful
Do you want to know how
Just count down the years
'Cause I'm the Grandparent now

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