Friends as the Family We Choose
This Grandma has always felt that there something special about each person I call a friend. Something drew me to those who I hold dear...
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Jul 26, 20142 min read
The Art of Marriage
This Grandma loved the editorial by Phil Latzman, “A Genuine Work of Art? Try 60 Years of Marriage,” in the Sun Sentinel, July 17, 2014. ...
Jul 24, 20143 min read
Gender Reveal Parties: A New Reason to Celebrate?
A colleague is pregnant. She is about to find out the sex of the baby. All she is talking about is the planning of the gender reveal...
Jul 22, 20143 min read
Respect Your “Elders”
“Respect your Elders,” was a blurb on the People page of the Miami Herald recently. It said: Here are 10 TV performers, all 65 or older,...
Jul 20, 20143 min read
Emergency Baby and Child Bag Even if You Do not Live in Tornado Alley
Grandpa and I just returned from meeting new baby cousins in Northern California. The topic of discussion between the mothers of the...
Jul 16, 20143 min read
Who Made the Pacifier and Grandma’s Advice on Use of a Pacifier
“Who Made That Pacifier?” by Dashka Slater appeared in the “Who Made That” column in the New York Times Magazine June 20, 2014. I love...
Jul 14, 20144 min read
Pediatrics Group Recommends Reading Aloud to Children From Birth
“Pediatrics Group to Recommend Reading Aloud to Children From Birth,” is the title of an article by Motoko Rich published in the New York...
Jul 11, 20142 min read
Grandma Being Silly “On Top of Spaghetti”
Parents tend to forget that silliness is part of childhood. They themselves stop being silly in front of their children. I often hear...
Jul 10, 20143 min read
We Grandmas Must Not Forget Our Golden Rule: We Must Do As the Parents of Our Grandchildren Direct
This Grandma was shocked When reading Kim Conte’s Motherlode Blog in the Sunday New York Times, June 29, 2014, titled, “The Battle Over...
Jul 6, 20143 min read
Is Retiring in Place “Finding the Sweet Spot in Deciding Where to Retire”?
The article printed June 14, 2014 in the New York Times, “Finding the Sweet Spot in Deciding Where to Retire,” by Kerry Hannon, rehashed...
Jul 4, 20143 min read
Can Taking Care of Grandchildren Prevent Alzheimers?
The mother of our youngest grandchildren forwarded a link to this Grandma just after she returned home after caring for the six and three...
Jun 29, 20143 min read
When Children and Grandchildren Ask: Why Do You Have to Work?
Recently statistics have surfaced that stay-at-home moms and stay-at-home dads have increased in number. It seems that this is partly...
Jun 27, 20143 min read
Can This Boomer Grandma Continue to Travel the World?
Grandpa and I have spent our adult married life traveling the world, concentrating on the man made and natural wonders of the world and...
Jun 25, 20143 min read
From Instyle To Oprah with Three Amazing Health Care Patient Centered Websites and Natural Advice
A long (we never say old) dear friend gave this Grandma a subscription for Instyle Magazine for a birthday present several years ago. I...
Jun 23, 20144 min read
As the Grandma Sandwich, This Grandma Rethinks “The Family Bed”
When this Grandma was raising children, the marital bed belonged to the husband and wife. The children spent time in the marital bed...
Jun 9, 20145 min read
Grandma Wonders What A Three Year Old Dreams
The mother of our youngest grandchild, age three, sent each one in the family this email: His daycare provider shared this exchange with...
Jun 4, 20143 min read
Grandma Becomes the Family Photographer
This Grandma was spoiled. A dear long (we never say old) friend was the best photographer and we shared so many family events and...
May 31, 20143 min read
How Young Is Too Young for a Social Media Presence?
“How Young Is Too Young for a Digital Presence?” is the title of a New York Times article, May 14, 2014, by Molly Wood. She writes that...
May 29, 20145 min read
Why Should We Care about Our Grandchildren’s Resiliency?
Watching the national news the last few days was watching and hearing about resiliency. Jill Abramson, the first woman to be the...
May 26, 20142 min read
Does Becoming a Grandma Make Us Lose Brain Cells?
When Chelsea Clinton announced she was pregnant, the news media went right to whether Hillary Clinton could be president and a grandma...
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