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With U.S. Births Held Flat, Can We Boomers Expect to Be Grandparents, How Do We Help to Become Grandparents, and the Ambivalence About It
I distinctly remember exactly where I was when I first found out I was going to be a grandmother for the first time. I admit the...
Jun 17, 20234 min read
You and Those You Love Playing Games With Will Be “Transformed” by Catan, an Award Winning Board Game Created By Klaus Teuber and Played Around the World
Because it mentioned our family’s beloved board game, Catan, in the title, I immediately went to an article in the New York Times, April...
May 12, 20234 min read
ChatGPT Wrote This Blog Post. Part II. How Can We Boomers and Grandparents Use ChatGPT for information and writing? Can Chat GPT be useful to Boomers and grandparents who want to share family history
After reading The Wall Street Journal, Thursday, April 6, 2023, article about ChatGPT, “The Robots Have Finally Come For My Job,” by Greg...
Apr 22, 20237 min read
ChatGPT Wrote This Blog Post. Part One: What is ChatGPT and Why Do We Care? Can Chat GPT be useful
The Wall Street Journal, Thursday, April 6, 2023, had an article about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT that is scary for us...
Apr 13, 20234 min read
Archives Must Reads For New Grandparents. Part II What To Buy, From Equipment to Toys and Gifts
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...
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Archives Must Reads For New Grandparents: Part I Grandma Lessons and Tips
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...
Mar 12, 20231 min read
In Our Society, Most Teenagers and Preteens Have Seen Online Pornography, Hear Pornographic Lyrics, A Six Year Old Child Shot His Teacher, and That is Not The Worst of It
When my grandchildren are in the car with me, I always have Pop Hits I on Sirius. I want to relate to them and their music. . . or so I...
Feb 16, 20236 min read
We Boomer Grandparents Should Consider Being Realistic About Pet Adoption and Include Our Fur Babies in Our Wills and/or Create a Pet Trust for Their Care Upon Our Disability or Death
When PopPop and I were ready to adopt two kittens, we were asked if we had plans for their care after our deaths as their life expectancy...
Feb 9, 20235 min read
Truth, Like Beauty, Is In The Eye Of the Beholder And The Best Advice I Ever Received On How To Keep Your Truth To Yourself
I first started writing this blog because my Judicial Assistant, who became and is a dear long (we never say old) friend, was going to...
Jan 27, 20236 min read
Why and How Instagram Taught Me To Search “Life Hacks” For Simple Solutions to Daily Tasks. Who Knew How Really Helpful Ice Cubes Can Be
Instagram taught me to search “Life Hacks” on Google for simple solutions to daily tasks! Instagram is an application (app) that my...
Jan 7, 20233 min read
For the New Year 2023, How Do Grandparents Measure the Year
“Seasons of Love,” the song from the award winning Broadway play, “Rent,” starts out: “five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred...
Dec 25, 20225 min read
Boomer Grandmother’s View on Being Comfortable With The Names You Call or Don’t Call Your In-Laws, The July 2022 On-Line Survey Results, and How To Earn Extra Cash Doing On-Line Surveys
When this Grandma was a newlywed, decades ago, what to call your in-laws was a major dilemma. I did not want to offend my parents by...
Dec 3, 20224 min read
Should I Be The Grandma on the Floor No More
One of the absolute best tips I received as a new grandma almost two decades ago was to always be the grandma on the floor. Of course, I...
Nov 27, 20222 min read
Sneakerheads, Hypebeasts, and Other Groups Are New to Boomers But AntiSemitism is the Oldest Prejudice That Has Now Again Infiltrated Our American Culture
You know you are longer (we never say older) when some words your eleven year old grandson introduces you to and tries to explain are the...
Nov 6, 20225 min read
Fast and Easy Halloween Cookies and Special Treats for 2022, Halloween Treats for Babies, Healthy,
After looking at literally dozens of articles on Halloween cookies and treats of all kinds, this Grandma has curated those fast and easy...
Oct 16, 20223 min read
How To Make Candy Coated Cake Pops Like Those Found at Starbucks At Home With or For Grandchildren
It is dangerous to take grandchildren into Starbucks. These little balls of cake with frosting and sprinkles on a stick like a lollipop...
Sep 18, 20222 min read
Warmable Stuffed Animals For Babies, Children, Ill and Infirm, and More, Oh My. This Grandma’s Successful Search for the Perfect Teddy Bear for the Perfect Four Year Old Grandson
Our adorable four year old grandson’s teddy bear got eaten by the dog. I know we hear this excuse of “eaten by the dog” but he was so...
Aug 26, 20224 min read
What Day(s) of the Week and What Time(s) Can I Leave My House To Most Likely Avoid A Mass Shooting in 2022
What is safety in 2022? Safety enough to go to the local supermarket….or a local July 4th parade in a suburb with not a single murder...
Jul 17, 20225 min read
Grandchildren Will Love Easy To Make July Fourth Red, White and Blue Dessert Kebabs
When Fourth of July rolls around, it is great to come up with red, white, and blue desserts to make with grandchildren. As with all the...
Jul 2, 20222 min read
Four Important Tips Regarding What to Do in An Active Shooter Event and What We Grandparents and Our Grandchildren’s Parents Can Begin To Do To Be Proactively Preventive Regarding School Shootings
The Uvalde school massacre has done this Grandma in. I want to address two important tips we parents and grandparents need to know now...
Jun 8, 20226 min read
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