Even though I am the oldest, my sister was the first to bless my father and step-mother with a grandchild. I remember that as soon as she could talk, she named my father ?Poppy?. My step-mother was ?Grammy?. Although my mother had passed on years before, we decided to give her a [...]
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My wife and I live approximately 40 minutes by car from her parents, at least when they are not living up north at the cottage for the summer. Since their town is smaller and has fewer “essential” ammenities (like a mall, big box stores, etc.) they are often in our neck of the woods, [...]
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My husband was almost 40 when our first child was born. Grandma and Grandpa were thrilled, but Grandma was shocked to find out that things had changed since her baby was a baby.
She was not amused.
Grandma was horrified when I chose to breastfeed my infant. She was aghast when I announced that I would not [...]
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I was chatting with a grandmother who had five children. I asked her how she managed with five, and she said that it was easy raising them. “What’s your secret?” I asked. “Oh, I sent them all outside to play during the day, then they came home for their dinner.”
And if you talk to [...]
Tags: baby safety, competition, Families, grandmothers, grandparents, milestones, reports, work
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We live in America and this week we are visiting our families in the UK. We survived my in-laws, and now it’s my husband’s turn to visit his in-laws, we are now staying with my Mom and Dad.
Toddler finds a kindred spirit in my Dad. My Dad is the sort who can entertain a small [...]
Tags: Families, grandparents, Toddler Goes International, Toddlers
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