My grandson underwent a tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy this week. Even though I have been his primary caregiver for over one year, my role was secondary that long day in the hospital. I wasn’t invited into the prep room; I didn’t get a yellow gown and a hairnet; I wasn’t awarded [...]
My husband’s grandmother is 103 years old. She is legally blind, deaf, and bedridden, and won’t let go of life. She’s holding on, I believe, to see three of her great-grandsons, three out of the nine grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren in her family. Of all of them, these three grandsons are her [...]
I’m thinking about some fun, school readiness activities. Yes, that’s right. I said FUN school readiness.
It’s your grandchild’s early learning experiences that contribute to overall healthy development…and prepare him or her for success not just in school, but for later life. There’s so much you can [...]
Lack of control is what got you here in the first place. If you would have been able to direct your children’s lives on the path you had dreamed for them, you probably wouldn’t be raising your grandchildren right now. Have you got control of them?
When my daughters were growing up, sleepovers at their [...]
Last week Saulie, my 2 1/2-year-old grandson, turned toward me as he floated away snuggled in his mother’s arms and said, “Bye, love.” (Melt.) Then, in what seemed like a nanosecond, he wrapped his arms around his body and moved them in a side-to-side motion, signaling a pretend hug that only 2-year-olds know how to [...]
I scored my nanny at a funeral. My cousin’s mother-in-law had died so as long as she had gone to a better place, couldn’t her caregiver come to live with me?
hen our grandsons first came to live with me, I thought: I can handle this. But handling a three-month old and an almost two [...]
Besides fame, what do Willie Nelson, Carol Burnett, Jack Nicholson, and Oprah have in common? They were all raised by grandparents.
Willie warned mommas to not let their babies grow up to be cowboys. To explore his musical talents was what Willie’s grandparents helped him do. If you’re a Boomer, you surely remember every ending [...]
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