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Grandma’s Changing Role and Relationship With Grandchildren As They and We Live Longer
This Grandma always says we never get older, we live longer. That is different with our grandchildren. They cannot seem to want to wait...
May 14, 20155 min read


Grandma Says Extend the movie Annie’s Message As A 2015 New Year’s Resolution
The mother of the youngest grandchildren said that the seven year old grandson wants to see the movie, Annie, when he comes to Florida...
Jan 10, 20152 min read


The Art of Marriage
This Grandma loved the editorial by Phil Latzman, “A Genuine Work of Art? Try 60 Years of Marriage,” in the Sun Sentinel, July 17, 2014. ...
Jul 26, 20142 min read


Why Should We Care about Our Grandchildren’s Resiliency?
Watching the national news the last few days was watching and hearing about resiliency. Jill Abramson, the first woman to be the...
May 29, 20145 min read


This Grandma is Glad She is Done Paying for Weddings
Two out of three of our children are presently married. We paid for three weddings. Yes, we have one divorce. I think the next...
May 22, 20142 min read


Grandma’s Best Tip for Attending Grandpa’s (Husband’s, Significant Other’s)
When I thought about sharing what I have learned professionally and personally about relationships and high school reunions, I thought...
May 19, 20142 min read


Mother-in-law and Mother Relationship is the Same for Grandma
There is so much written about relationships between the “in-laws,” between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. As the saying goes, we...
Mar 29, 20142 min read


Grandmas Come in All Different Varieties: Stop Judging
2014 seems to be the year of bashing in-law grandparents, and the year has just started. In the Miami Herald, January 11, 2014, Carolyn...
Feb 7, 20143 min read


Most Fascinating and Intriguing People of 2013
Barbara Walter’s television special was about the ten most fascinating people of 2013. People magazine had a special edition of the25...
Dec 29, 201315 min read


Grandma’s View on Staying Together for the Children
Carolyn Hax, in “Feeling Distance in the Marriage but Sticking it out for the Kids,” October 18, 2013, in the Miami Herald, gave one of...
Nov 10, 20135 min read


“Gray” Divorcees and Boomer Grandparents
In the New York Times, September 22, 2013, author Sam Roberts writes an article entitled, Divorce After 50 Grows More Common. He says:...
Nov 3, 20137 min read


The Grandma Dilemma of Definition of Grandchildren: Children’s Relationships with Partners Who Have Children
September 4, 2013, in the Miami Herald, Carolyn Hax, answered a question about grandparenting common in our era, “Grandma Struggling with...
Oct 3, 20133 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


Choosing to Remain Single v. Grandma Waiting for an Adult Child to Marry to Reap the Reward of Grandchildren
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...
Apr 9, 20134 min read
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