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Close Grandparent-Adult Grandchildren Relationships = Less Depression
A new study (who else winces when they see those words?!) from Brown College declares that grandparents and adult grandchildren who share close emotional ties have less symptoms of depression. Dang, I...
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Grandparents as Statistics
Grandparents are fascinating and surprising, statistically speaking. Ready to get your stats on? Let’s do it! * Becoming a grandparent is happening at a younger age. 43% became grandparents in their...
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A Grandparent’s Journal
I have reviewed products that made me laugh, made me recognize genius, made me squirm, but this is the first product I’ve reviewed that made me happy in its simplicity for grandparents who journal. ~ A...
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What I’ve Learned: 19 Months Later
19 months ago our lives changed when Sweet E entered the world on a stormy February day. Fat Tuesday lived up to the celebration that year and it’s been a lesson in grandparenty love ever since. I’ve...
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Ask OMT! #2 Should Grandparents Speak Up?
You liked it, you really liked it…the inaugural ASK OMT!, that is! Onward to the second in the series. Here’s what I promise: * I’ll answer as honestly as I can. * I won’t sugarcoat or bs my way...
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Ask OMT! #3: Do Grandparents Get Jealous of the Other Grandparents?
Do Grandparents Get Jealous of the Other Grandparents? Well, that’s some question, isn’t it. To tell you the truth, it makes me a little uncomfortable, simply because the short answer is yes. YES!...
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What I’ve Learned: Two Years Later
Those of you who joined this site in the beginning days will recall that I had my worries about being a Grandmama, Nana, Nonnie, Mimi…Choochie! Just over two years have passed since those pre-Sweet E...
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Food For The Soul
Mondays I traditionally post a new recipe, but today it’s a recipe for joy; today I offer food for the soul. In the midst of chemo treatments, on a day I was paying and organizing medical bills...
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What I’ll Tell Sweet E: Step Up When Someone Falls, Even If They Don’t or Won’t
Dear Sweet E, so many of my words to you deal with the hard edges of life: overcoming rejection, accepting that we are all needy and broken, understanding that you are not your failures, losses or...
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What Do We Tell Our Children? The Truth of Love.
Three years ago there was a bombing on U.S soil at the Boston Marathon. It was senseless (aren’t they all?), outrageous and scary as hell. Suddenly bombings were happening to us, to the collective us,...
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Peekaboo Pals A to Z Board book: Sweet E Approved!
I’m definitely the “book” grandmama: it’s in my reader/writer DNA! Everywhere I go, I’m on the lookout for a new book for Sweet E and when I find one he loves, I can’t wait to come here and share with...
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A Candy-Free Lego Advent Calendar That Kids Love!
Our Advent calendar was a big tradition when Boy was younger (sweets, Hot Wheels, Legos and coins found their way into the pockets of the calendar) and I love the idea of passing along the fun to Sweet...
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More Peekaboo Pals Board Books: Sweet E Approved!
Remember the Peekaboo Pals A to Z book that Sweet E was/is crazy about? Turns out there are two more in the series. SQUEEE! If you’ve jumped ahead and are thinking Sweet E now has them in his...
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What I’ll Tell Sweet E: Life Can Come At You Hard, So Remember The Good
Dearest Sweet E, This life is full of wonder and awe – it contains the best of what we experience – but this life can also come at you hard, stealing joy and hope, if you let it. Don’t let it, baby. So...
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Ask OMT! #2 Should Grandparents Speak Up?
You liked it, you really liked it…the inaugural ASK OMT!, that is! Onward to the second in the series. Here’s what I promise: * I’ll answer as honestly as I can. * I won’t sugarcoat or bs my way...
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Ask OMT! #3: Do Grandparents Get Jealous of the Other Grandparents?
Do Grandparents Get Jealous of the Other Grandparents? Well, that’s some question, isn’t it. To tell you the truth, it makes me a little uncomfortable, simply because the short answer is yes. YES!...
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What I’ve Learned: Two Years Later
Those of you who joined this site in the beginning days will recall that I had my worries about being a Grandmama, Nana, Nonnie, Mimi…Choochie! Just over two years have passed since those pre-Sweet E...
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Food For The Soul
Mondays I traditionally post a new recipe, but today it’s a recipe for joy; today I offer food for the soul. In the midst of chemo treatments, on a day I was paying and organizing medical bills...
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What I’ll Tell Sweet E: Step Up When Someone Falls, Even If They Don’t or Won’t
Dear Sweet E, so many of my words to you deal with the hard edges of life: overcoming rejection, accepting that we are all needy and broken, understanding that you are not your failures, losses or...
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What Do We Tell Our Children? The Truth of Love.
Three years ago there was a bombing on U.S soil at the Boston Marathon. It was senseless (aren’t they all?), outrageous and scary as hell. Suddenly bombings were happening to us, to the collective us,...
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