As this Grandma said in Part I, a dear long friend, who is becoming a grandma for the first time, asked me to give her my must reads for new grandmas from my archives. I wanted to give an idea of the varied content, from tips to gifts, to do’s and do not’s. There is […]
Archives Must Reads For New Grandparents. Part II What To Buy, From Equipment to Toys and Gifts
March 26, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Please Do Not Wait To Tell Your Loved Ones What They Mean to You
January 1, 2023 By Leave a Comment
We grandparents are at the age when it is getting harder to say we are young. When age 80 is closer than I want to admit, although I work at looking younger and perceive otherwise, others will not see me as young as I would like to see myself. Who is that face in the […]
What Message Are You Giving Your Children and Grandchildren About Living Life
March 18, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Life and Death And Survival Among Jews these words resonate, as through history Jews and Jewish families have had to face the threat of losing loved ones to hate and survival from crimes of hate just because of religion and practice of religion. On February 22, 2022, Merrick Garland, Attorney General, Department of Justice, briefed […]
The Boomer’s Best Secret Weapon in America is Finally Being Appreciated and Respected
June 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
This Boomer Grandma has been hearing this for what seems like eons: Americans do not appreciate and sufficiently respect its elders. Then, I had an “aha” moment. This pandemic has changed that. Our Boomer’s best secret weapon in America of wisdom gained from living a long life may have a positive impact on the rest […]
Gray Divorce is not About What You Are Reading In the Media: Hear It From A Retired Family Court Judge
May 30, 2021 By Leave a Comment
The media hoopla around the divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates is the impetus for this blog post and my sharing of my thoughts on “gray” and “white” marriage and divorce. “Gray” divorces are considered ages 50’s and 60’s. I guess that leaves us Boomers with “white” divorces. After a long profession of helping children […]
Passing Along Something Beautiful and Thought Provoking During the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 29, 2020 By Leave a Comment
So many jokes and cartoons and videos come to me during this coronavirus period. They bring comic relief to this time of the coronavirus pandemic where it is hard to find comedy. However, the connections to friends and family the texts and emails bring are so welcome. I do not care how silly or ridiculous […]
The Terrible Twos From This Grandma’s perspective and SEVEN TIPS THAT WORK for the Sanity of Grandma and the Safety of Our Precious “TWOISH” Grandchildren
January 22, 2020 By Leave a Comment
I nearly drowned the last visit with our youngest grandchild, nearly overwhelmed as our precious youngest grandson, 21 months old, began to exhibit “the terrible twos.” I just learned it is supposed to be called the wonderful twos, as our toddlers are learning to be people. No, our grandson is fully immersed in the terrible […]
If Allowances Are A Tool To Teach About Money, How Grandparents’ “Bank” Is Perfect
October 23, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The Harris Poll recently did a survey for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants about parents’ allowances for children, reported in the New York Times, October 5, 2019. The article title explains the results and concerns as a result: “Children’s Allowances Have Grown. Why Not Savings? Parents Hand Out $30 a Week on Average, […]
The “Game Of Life” Has Changed Drastically Even For Our Early Elementary Grandchildren With More Choices Than We Boomer Grandparents Ever Imagined
October 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The 50th Anniversary of “The Game Of Life” is considered the classic edition. The original game came out in 1960, when this Grandma was at the end of high school years, about to embark on my own game of life. I guess we Boomers are the classic edition. The “twists and turns” of life seemed […]
Remembering My Father and the Meaningfulness of How Many Years Ago He Passed
September 25, 2019 By Leave a Comment
It is the tradition of our Jewish faith to remember the anniversary of the death of our loved ones by lighting a Yahrzeit memorial candle.* September 1 is the 30th Anniversary of my Father’s death. I lit a candle in his memory. He always used the phrase, “this is unbelievable.” It is unbelievable that he […]
A Spiritual Leader’s Recollected Life Lesson to Share with Grandchildren
September 11, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The Catholic Priest gave this homily* at the funeral of a dear friend recently. As he spoke, I recalled that I had heard this life lesson repeated several times before at different houses of worship told by spiritual leaders of many faiths. Whether it is golf balls or rocks that are used in the story, […]
Because Everyone Has Something, There are Life Lessons to Pass on To Our Grandchildren
July 31, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Great Grandmother (GG) Frieda, My Mother, a Holocaust survivor, who was taught Kabbalah by her Father, a Rabbi in the small shtetl (town) of Bransczczyk, Poland, had sayings she passed on to me. “Everyone has something. Life is hard and then you die.” She said, “Live every day as if it were your last day […]
Now That I Am in My Seventies I Understand Why No One Tells You the Truth About How To Optimize Life in Your Seventies
June 19, 2019 By Leave a Comment
When I was about to hit seventy, GG Lee’s (Great Grandmother age 95) mantra was hitting home. She said live your life to its fullest while you are “young old,” because when you hit “old old” at age 84 your life and health changes drastically and you do not want to or cannot travel or […]
How Preteen and Teenage Grandchildren Are Like Cats
February 14, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Grandparenting preteens and teenagers is different than any other grandparenting stage. Grandparenting babies, whether a long distance or local, is intense. We have to follow the parents’ rules, whether strict or lax, or anything in between. We must be very concerned about safety and do not want anything to go wrong on our watch. Baby […]
How We Grandparents Can Share What Our Grandchildren Will Never Know Otherwise Part 1: Reading and Writing Cursive Is No Longer Taught to Our Grandchildren
February 6, 2019 By Leave a Comment
When this Grandma was a child, I remember hearing about how some would mark their signature with an X because they could not read or write. Having a unique cursive signature was important when I was a child, and even in my adulthood. I went to my go to source, Wikipedia, for more information about […]
I am one of the Boomer Women Who Personally Experienced Discrimination “On The Basis of Sex”
January 17, 2019 By Leave a Comment
I just saw the movie,“On the Basis of Sex,” and cannot share the “wow” moment in the movie for me without spoiling the movie for you. I am one of the Boomer women who personally experienced discrimination “on the basis of sex.” I know in my heart there are millions of us, with as many […]
Memorializing Family Rituals and Traditions in the New Year 2019
December 31, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The last two years, this Grandma’s New Year’s posts have been heavy and emotionally taxing. See post, 2018 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us Joy 2018 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us Joy This year, two years into retirement from […]
We American Jews Must Now Not Only Be Vigilant As We Have Joined the Vulnerable Ranks of Our Worldwide Brethren Past and Present. We, and American Non Jews, Must Also Fight For Federal Laws That Make Anti-Semitic Talk And Action Illegal
November 2, 2018 By Leave a Comment
It has been happening to Jews for many thousands of years. It has touched our family and we Jews, collectively and of my family, can never forget. To forget is to be vulnerable to anti-Semitic violence and we Jews have learned from history that we must always be vigilant. All of our grandchildren will know […]
As A Child of Holocaust Survivors, I Am Worried That History Is Repeating Itself
August 15, 2018 By Leave a Comment
As a child of Holocaust survivors, I feel that my unique background and upbringing has been a blessing and a curse, probably like most of us who have felt different and with a higher sensitivity to the world around us. My upbringing has made me the “Pollyanna,” which those who know me would agree, that […]
