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Time is on our side

Nearly 20 years ago, I tried to steal my sister’s son. Well, steal isn’t quite the word. More accurately, I tried to save my sister’s son, my nephew.

Nearly 20 years ago, my youngest sister was young, divorced, and had two sons – the youngest lived with her; the oldest, with his dad in the [...]

Time is on our side

Nearly 20 years ago, I tried to steal my sister’s son. Well, steal isn’t quite the word. More accurately, I tried to save my sister’s son, my nephew.

Nearly 20 years ago, my youngest sister was young, divorced, and had two sons – the youngest lived with her; the oldest, with his dad in the [...]

Grandma’s Secret Crush

The term “man crush” is often used to describe when a male becomes enamored with another male. For genuinely platonic reasons. Out of admiration and a desire to get to know the other as a friend, a buddy, a bro.

Well, please keep this a secret, but I have a sort of man crush of [...]

3 life skills grandparents can (and should) instill and encourage

Grandparents matter. As a site coordinator for the local Children’s Literacy Center and in my own personal experience, I continually see ways grandparents make a difference-for harried parents, for folks who interact with the grandchildren now and in the future, and, most importantly, for the grandchildren themselves.

Specifically, I consider grandparents prime influencers who…READ MORE

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Reason No. 411 grandmas come in handy

One of the most important tasks of grandmothers is to support our adult children in their choices, their rules, and their lessons when it comes to raising their kids, our grandchildren.

Sometimes the need for such support comes in unexpected ways.

Megan called one day last week, starting the conversation …READ MORE

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Top 12 Web Sites & Top 12 Blogs for Grandparents

We scoured the Web, searched high and low, Googled, Binged and Yahooed our way in pursuit of the best Web sites for GRANDS. We’ve compiled a list of the Top 12 GRANDparent Web Sites and the Top 12 GRANDparent Blogs. The decision was based on criteria such as content, ease of navigation, Web traffic and [...]

A Story of Grandparents’ Experience: Saying Goodbye

My daughter, Staff Sergeant Daylena Gonzalez, is coming home. She’s been serving with the U.S. Air Force in Djibouti, Africa, for six months. Her husband, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Ernesto Gonzalez, is still in Iraq, where he has been for the past year. Where am I? I am in Long Beach, California, serving as [...]