On May 8, 2013, the Miami Herald quoted Nicole Eggert, describing her as a single mother of two, as having told People Magazine: “The kids’ needs come first, work comes second, and I come third.” Great quote.   Real life quote.  However, this Grandma has no idea who Nicole Eggert is.  So, I googled her.  Here […]

The Today Show on NBC on Friday, March 15, 2013 had a segment on new research which “shows that as more moms join the workforce, men want to spend more time at home with their kids, creating a new paradigm of family dynamics.” So, it seems, just when Moms realized they cannot have it all, Dads […]

Newtown, Ct. is close to where our Connecticut grandchildren live.  Visiting our grandchildren, this Grandma went to a school meeting with their mother.  Of course, security was a prime issue.  The principal told the parents that Homeland Security spent two days at the school assessing security.  The school officials had to answer a survey containing […]

The Sunday New York Times, Style Section, February 10, 2013, had the following headline article, “Making a Child, Minus the Couple: Pairs of Single People Wishing to Have Biological Children are Creating a New Sort of Family”  The author, Abby Ellin, mentions:  “ . . . a new breed of online daters, looking not for […]

When my grandson turned five, he learned what a joke was.  Of course, it was a great way to stay on the telephone with a five year old, so I immediately looked for children’s books containing jokes.  I bought two of the same book, one to keep at our house and one to keep at […]

Bingo has become our indoor multigenerational family game.  No, really.  We are going to the Disney Vero Beach Resort for a multigenerational vacation and are excited they have a family bingo game.  My daughters and I have gone to Canyon Ranch in Lenox every year for a bonding weekend for more years than I can […]

A dear Grandma friend has been a marital and family therapist for over forty years.  Now she specializes in geriatric therapy.  Talking to her the other night, she mentioned that she is finding that the challenge of aging is the greatest challenge of life.  I said, no, young adulthood and raising young children was the […]

I recently read a Dear Abby column in The Miami Herald which has a common theme among those of us waiting for a child to marry to reap the reward of grandchildren. Dear Abby:  My 31 year old daughter, “Layla,” is beautiful, accomplished and earns a good living.  She has a lot of friends and […]

This Grandma’s home is comfortable for two adults.  This spring break the occupancy went up to a crowded eleven.  Everyone came into town.  We had wall to wall children and grandchildren eating, sleeping, and playing in a space built for two.  Somehow, it works.  Fortunately, we spend a lot of time outside in Florida. Grandpa […]