When Does A Widow Take Off Her Wedding Band and How to Provide Support In the Grieving Process With Compassion
My blog, www.grandmother-blog.com, has evolved over almost a dozen years, from just being about grandmothering, to grandparenting,...
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Feb 25, 20234 min read
When As a Grandparent, You Are Asked If You Love The First Grandchild the Best
Returning to Fort Lauderdale on Jet Blue, our preferred carrier between New York and Florida, a young father (and they are looking...
Dec 3, 20224 min read
Boomer Grandmother’s View on Being Comfortable With The Names You Call or Don’t Call Your In-Laws, The July 2022 On-Line Survey Results, and How To Earn Extra Cash Doing On-Line Surveys
When this Grandma was a newlywed, decades ago, what to call your in-laws was a major dilemma. I did not want to offend my parents by...
Nov 13, 20224 min read
The Five Most Important Reasons Why and When NOT To Put Wedding and Family Photographs Away When The Parents of Our Grandchildren Get Divorced
I have addressed this issue before, and seems that it is time to address it again. Sometimes simple answers do not provide a complete...
Oct 30, 20223 min read
Young Adult Grandchildren Moving In With Grandparents: What A Joy!
When our oldest grandson was getting ready to leave for college at University of Pennsylvania, I invented an elaborate ruse that I had...
Sep 4, 20226 min read
In Honor of Grandparents Day 2022, This Grandma Shares the Top Ten Tips on Grand parenting and a Link To Best Tips in the Archives for New Grandparents
Grandparents Day, a day to show the bond between grandparents and grandchildren, is an official national holiday in the United States,...
Nov 6, 20216 min read
Honoring My Mother-In-Law Today and Forever
Ten years ago, I wrote a blog post about my mother-in-law, “My Mother-in-Law, the Star,” honoring her and everything about her which made...
Sep 26, 20214 min read
I AM A REFUGEE. I LOVE AMERICA
One Sunday morning, I was watching news reels of Afghan refugees carrying babies. It hit home to me, as I was a baby brought to America...
Aug 8, 20213 min read
The Five Most Important Reasons Why and When NOT To Put Wedding and Family Photographs Away When The
In the May 18, 2021, Washington Pos t, Ms. Manners answered the following question at the end of her advice column: “Dear Miss Manners:...
Mar 7, 20219 min read
To Have the Most Access to and the Best Relationship with Your Grandchildren, Always Go First to the Parent of Your Grandchildren Who is Your Child About Any Issue
I initially wrote this blog post a few years ago, long before the word “pandemic” was in our everyday vocabulary and has taken over our...
Feb 7, 20211 min read
Documenting Baby’s Growth Month By Month During the First Year
This Grandma loves receiving monthly pictures of grandma friends’ babies documenting their growth so much so that this is my third blog...
Jul 22, 20205 min read
The Four Ways The Pandemic COVID-19 Even Affects Our Celebration of National Ice Cream Month
July is National Ice Cream Month. That makes sense. July is the highlight month of the summer, with July 4th and summer vacations and...
Jan 1, 20203 min read
When As A Grandparent, You Are Asked If You Love The First Grandchild the Best
When the first grandchild is born, it is a life passage event for the parents, but it is also a life passage event for the grandparents. ...
Oct 2, 20194 min read
The “Game Of Life” Has Changed Drastically Even For Our Early Elementary Grandchildren With More Choices Than We Boomer Grandparents Ever Imagined
The 50th Anniversary of “The Game Of Life” is considered the classic edition. The original game came out in 1960, when this Grandma was...
Sep 25, 20194 min read
Remembering My Father and the Meaningfulness of How Many Years Ago He Passed
It is the tradition of our Jewish faith to remember the anniversary of the death of our loved ones by lighting a Yahrzeit memorial...
Apr 10, 20192 min read
Happy Caterpillar’s 50th Birthday Happiness and Eric Carle’s Talent and Creativity To Share With Our
This Grandma remembers some books from our children’s childhoods, some even by heart nearly fifty years later. Mostly, those are Dr....
Feb 14, 20194 min read
How Preteen and Teenage Grandchildren Are Like Cats
Grandparenting preteens and teenagers is different than any other grandparenting stage. Grandparenting babies, whether a long distance or...
Dec 31, 20185 min read
Memorializing Family Rituals and Traditions in the New Year 2019
The last two years, this Grandma’s New Year’s posts have been heavy and emotionally taxing. See post, 2018 New Year’s Resolutions...
Jun 12, 20183 min read
Five Healthy Habits to Give Us Twelve to Fifteen Additional Years to Celebrate Milestones With Our Grandchildren and Only One Word To Remember
Since the birth of our first grandchild, Grandpa and I periodically converse about how old we are going to be when he graduates from high...
Apr 20, 20183 min read
Six Ways To Celebrate 2018 Earth Day and Earth Month With Grandchildren
On April 22 each year since 1970, we celebrate Earth Day, a day to appreciate and be aware of our environment and the Earth. Earth Day...
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