Being a Grandma Is My Mom’s Sweet Spot
“You won’t understand until you walk a mile in my shoes” is more relatable now that I'm a mother. As…
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Grown Children
We Remember the Way Grandmas Made Us Feel
Across my aunt’s dining room table are black and white pictures and handwritten letters from decades before I was born.…
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By Linda Orleans My Relationship with my Mom Changed after I Became a Mother
In my younger years, I felt that my mom thought in mainly black and white ideals. People either behaved poorly…
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A Grandma Who Chooses to Be Involved Makes All the Difference
I tearfully called you from the doctor’s office, still on the exam room table with the flimsy drape across my…
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By Katie Revai LeFevre Thank You for Love that Spans Generations
When I look back on my childhood, so many of my most cherished memories are of the days I spent…
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By Megan Hollinger I’m Happy He Loves College, But I Miss Him
We dropped our firstborn son off at college two weeks ago. It may as well have been two years ago…
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Grandma’s Recipes Feel Like Home
We were sitting around my parents' house one weekend when my aunt asked if my sister or I had my…
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By Betsy Moore She Has Her Mother’s Hands and Carries on Her Legacy
I remember my nana still in her nightgown sitting on a tall, metal step stool in her tiny kitchen drinking…
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The Day We Met Alzheimer’s
After a year of countless doctor appointments, evaluations, and scans, we finally received Mom's official diagnosis. She had Alzheimer's Disease.…
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I Hope You Love Being Grandparents
Dear grandparents, We are your children. As we have entered or are about to enter parenthood ourselves, we need your…
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By Leslee Madsen Grandma’s House Is My Happy Place
The pain was excruciating. I was in labor with my daughter, and she was coming fast. The nurse was trying…
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A Grandma Gets Better with Time
I’ve watched my own mom become a grandma on three different instances now. First, nearly 10 years ago, she became…
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