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Grief
February 17, 2020
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I’d Give Anything For One More Day With My Grandparents

1942, Valentine’s Day: my grandparents were married. Having both grown up in difficult situations, I always thought it was so sweet that they…

Living
February 8, 2020
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Dear Grandma, I’ll Remember For You

I took this picture because I wanted to remember. I wanted to remember the way my grandma’s hand felt under mine, her soft skin wrinkled from years…

Baby, Grief, Motherhood
January 12, 2020
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Grandma Kissed You in Heaven Before You Were Born

Most of what I know I learned from my grandma. She taught me to be tough but kind. She taught me to work hard but never forget to stop…

Living
November 29, 2019
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My Grandmother Left Me Her Love

We were sitting at my sister’s birthday lunch, waiting for a few stragglers to make it to the restaurant before we ordered, and I was…

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
May 25, 2019
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383 Years of Parenting Boils Down to Nana’s 4 Truths

My grandmother had seven kids in six years (no twins), and as a colonel’s wife, she spent large periods of time raising a big family alone. Growing…

Journal, Motherhood
February 15, 2018
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So God Made a Grandma

And on the 8th day, God looked down on His planned paradise, and said, “I need a caretaker.” So God made a Grandma. God said I need…

Grief
June 10, 2017
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Memories From My Grandmother’s House

I was driving back from a park playdate in the suburbs. Our chance presence in this specific part of town and my nostalgia led me to take a detour on…

Grief
December 11, 2016
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My Grandmother Has Left. Here’s What She Left Behind.

The last time I saw my grandmother, she lay rigid, a thin sheet pulled to her chin, her gray hair swept away from her face, her ninety-three-year-old…