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The Five Best Rules and Regulations For In-Law Parents and All Grandparents That Make Them The Indispensable Go-To Grandparents
Why does this Grandma use the terms “rules and Regulations” and for “in-law parents”? If you, the reader, are asking, then you are new to...
Oct 27, 20234 min read


When Does A Widow Take Off Her Wedding Band and How to Provide Support In the Grieving Process With Compassion
My blog, www.grandmother-blog.com, has evolved over almost a dozen years, from just being about grandmothering, to grandparenting,...
Jul 16, 20234 min read


Stephen Fred Goldenberg AKA PopPop Obituary
For our children and grandchildren, PopPop’s obituary was published in the Sun Sentinel, Sunday, March 11, 2023. It will always be on...
Mar 18, 20233 min read


Gratitude in the New Year 2022 For the Lifetime Benefit to Us Boomers of a Combination of Active, Daily Activities
This Grandma recently ran into a professional colleague I had not seen in nearly five years. It is hard to believe I am retired from the...
Jan 1, 20225 min read


Honoring My Mother-In-Law Today and Forever
Ten years ago, I wrote a blog post about my mother-in-law, “My Mother-in-Law, the Star,” honoring her and everything about her which made...
Nov 6, 20216 min read


Let Us Not Forget We are Living Through History In the Making and The Generations That Come After Will Never Forget Us
We are living through history in the making and the generations that come after will never forget us. We are not only passively living...
Jul 29, 20206 min read


If I Knew I Were Dying, What Would I Want To Talk About Now
Last year, I wrote a blog post titled, “If I Knew I Were Dying, What Would I Want To Talk About Now.” I had then recently watched, The...
Jan 12, 20184 min read


2018 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us Joy
For New Years 2017, this Grandma wrote “2017 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us Joy.” When I...
Jan 5, 20189 min read


2017 New Year’s Resolutions Focusing on Feelings That Span A Lifetime Will Bring Us Joy
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017! In this new era of seeking and collecting experiences instead of things, the articles about proposed 2017 New Year’s...
Jan 2, 20178 min read


Think Sooner Rather Than Later in Fulfilling Passions and Bucket Lists
This past Spring month or so has been a difficult one for deaths of those we know or of whom we know in their sixties, even fifties and...
Jun 23, 20162 min read


Active Shooter Training and How to Talk to Grandchildren About Terrorism Are Things We Grandmas All Must Know
This Grandma has had active shooter training from our brave and courageous local law enforcement. The trainers said to pass along the...
Dec 25, 20159 min read


And So We Boomers Disappear at the End of This Century…
The article in the Washington Post June 26, 2015 caught my eye, “Social Issues: Census update shows more diverse society as baby-boom...
Aug 7, 20152 min read


Grandma Trying to Understand and Prepare for the Ramifications of the Unintended Medical Consequences of Aging
This Grandma’s grandchildren heal almost in the blink of an eye. Young 20s and 30s ails took little longer to heal. So go the decades....
Jan 20, 20157 min read


When Another Spate of Contemporaries Die, this Boomer Grandma Gets Moving
An old wives tale says bad news comes in threes. Well, this Boomer Grandma is up to four recent deaths of contemporaries. Robin Williams’...
Oct 18, 20143 min read


NEAT and Five Extra Minutes As An Exercise Habit for Longevity for Grandma
This Grandma has an exercise routine. I actually started it when our eldest daughter announced her pregnancy. I had not exercised much...
Sep 11, 20145 min read


Grandma’s Reflection on the Importance of Participating in Life Passage Events, even the Caretaking before the Death of a Parent
“On siblings who don’t help with an elderly parent’s care,” was the title of advice given by a reader of Carolyn Hax’s column while she...
Sep 7, 20144 min read


”Big Fish” Big Broadway Message
Grandpa and I just returned from New York City and blitzing Broadway musicals. The musical, “Big Fish,” just opened in previews and we...
Sep 29, 20133 min read


This Grandma’s View on the“Top Five Regrets of the Dying”
My brother, who is single and has no children, other than this Grandma’s children by proxy, sent me the article called the “Top Five...
Jul 11, 20136 min read


Grandma and the Challenges of Aging
A dear Grandma friend has been a marital and family therapist for over forty years. Now she specializes in geriatric therapy. Talking...
Apr 15, 20134 min read
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