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Grandma Says Buy a Doll for Your Grandson in 2014
In 2013, men could not win. The same day, December 28, 2013, the Miami Herald had two articles about men, both about gender issues. The...
Jan 5, 20144 min read


Promoting Coding Grandchildren
Sometimes, this Grandma thinks that technology is moving faster than our society can keep up. Most of the time, I am surprised at the...
Dec 16, 20135 min read


A Modern Day College Educated Nanny
This Grandma finds that the parents of my grandchildren, and many of the children of the grandmas she knows, fit the profile of the...
Oct 17, 20133 min read


Sippy Cup Culture
Everything these days is a “culture,” an indispensable part of life. So in the “Who Made That?” innovation column in the New York...
Sep 5, 20132 min read

Grandma’s View on “Opting-Out” and Returning to the Workforce
Ten years ago, Lisa Belkin, an author for the New York Times, wrote an article on the “opt-out revolution” about the women who left their...
Sep 3, 20133 min read


Grandma’s View on When the Expense of Parenting Ends
When our youngest left for college, Grandpa and this Grandma immediately sold the family home, to the dismay of the children, and moved...
Sep 1, 20134 min read


Does Anyone With Children Have It All?
“Having it All: Tired of What. . . .” is the title of an article by Rachel Bersche, in the New York Times Magazine, Sunday, July 14,...
Aug 16, 20136 min read


Grandma’s List of Five Best and Five Worst New Baby Gifts
After four grandchildren and many baby gifts, this Grandma has listened to her daughters rave and complain about baby gifts. Of course,...
May 17, 20135 min read
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