Tag Archives: grandchildren
Long Distance Grandparenting
Barbara Murray said, “We thought the necessary grandparent wisdom would arrive automatically with our first grandchild. It hasn’t. Questions, yes. Excitement, yes. Wisdom, not so much.”
New Year’s Resolutions For Today’s World
There we were on a cool, early January morning. Six men, all well over 50, mostly residents of Palm Heights (elevation 14’). Each of us a solo, morning bike rider. All fallen into the habit of meeting at Coffee World … Continue reading
Why Grandparenting Needs To Be Different Today
I invited my three oldest granddaughters – ages 6, 9, and 12 – to my house for an extended visit. I’m really looking forward to having them with us and have been thinking a lot what effective grandparenting looks like … Continue reading
My Regular Life is Changed and Still Stays the Same
(The grandchildren depart, a bittersweet moment in time…) Their rented minivan moves away down the street as I stand in my driveway waving goodbye. The car contains my son, his wife, and their 4 young daughters (secondarily known as my … Continue reading
How To Support Your Grandchildren’s Future
My friend Andy and I were discussing this at lunch today. Our grandchildren’s worlds are dramatically different from our own (at the same age). When I look at my grandchildren (five of them now; aged 2-11; and two more (as … Continue reading
