The Joy and Wisdom of Grandparenting
Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It * Stunning In-Depth Look at One Of Hollywood’s Most Trailblazing Actors June 14th, 2021 Over a 70+ year career, Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become a celebrated and beloved actor, one of the rare EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, … Read more
Grandmom Gives Birth To Her Own Granddaughter Just when you think you’ll do anything for your children, along comes an opportunity that most grand would not be able and or willing to ever do. According to Insider, an Illinois grandmom has given birth to her own granddaughter after offering to be her daughter’s surrogate. Julie … Read more
Editor’s note: I recently had the pleasure of meeting Lynn Sollman of Kentucky. I got excited when I heard about a grand idea that she had (see below for her idea and story). It occurred to me that it would not only be fun to share Lynn’s idea with our GRAND readers but also extend an invitation for others to … Read more
By Cheryl McBride My beautiful grandson Taeves is two years and five months old. I had a heart-to-heart with him the other day. “You know Gramma, it’s kind of difficult being a two year old. I’m trying really hard. Things are changing. A lot. And fast. Gramma, from as far back as I can remember, … Read more
By Meta Pasternak Suddenly the rambling rancher you bought twenty-five years ago to accommodate children, dogs, a rabbit, and assorted tree frogs, seems too big for just one person. The children have their own abodes, the animals are gone, and the suburban area, chosen for its school test scores, offers little stimulation for a retiree. … Read more
By Grandmom, Lorraine Krsulich of Ossining, NY Dear Tiny, The countdown has begun for D-Day; 48 hours until your Delivery into the world. Specifically, you are leaving the comfort of the womb and about to experience the journey of life by entering the real world. I wonder by the time you read this, if the expression, … Read more
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Joan Rivers died Thursday, a week after going into cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure in Manhattan, the comedian’s daughter said in a statement. “It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers,” Melissa Rivers said in the statement. “She passed peacefully at 1:17pm surrounded by family and … Read more
By Lina Rehal Before my first grandchild, Katie, was born, I spent a lot of time thinking about what she should call me. Grandma sounded too old. Grandmother was too formal. Nonna didn’t seem to fit. Then, during one of our many pre-Katie conversations, my daughter Gina asked, “Do you want to be called Nana … Read more
GRAND Magazine is proud to welcome our newest GRAND Ambassador, grandmom, Pam Torres! “I’m Grandma to six grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren and a new one due in February. I live in Washington state and am blessed to be near all of them. We did travel for a year and we kept in contact with all of … Read more
By Christine Crosby, Editorial Director GRAND Magazine As a new or GRANDmom “in waiting”, we want to be able to give our daughters and DIL’s the best advice and information. The following best advice and information about beauty care for pregnant women comes from Dr. Mary Rosser of Montefiore OB/GYN in New York, part of … Read more
