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Grandmotherly Wisdom
a common-sense guide to growing up
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The Past You're Longing For Is a Past That Never Was
I might be living in a time machine. Or at least that’s how I feel when talking to my American friends. When they complain how harder they have it than their boomer parents did, I’d never trade places with mine. When they speculate about how people used to live in the good old…
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Don't Take Relationship Advice From People Whose Relationship You Don't Want
I’ve only first met a happily married couple when I was 20. They were both still in college which made them even more of an anomaly, none of my college friends seriously considered marriage at this time. They talked about each other with love and admiration, but also openly spoke…
Feb 1
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If There's Anything Better Than Kids, It's Grandchildren
We just arrived at my parents’ home. My daughter almost forgot about me since we’re here. She started jumping and dancing around the house the moment she crossed the door, and has been playing, singing and laughing with my parents ever since. This girl loves her grandparents with…
Feb 3
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Will You Trade Novelty For Belonging?
The older I get, the less desire I have to experiment. When going for a coffee, I always choose a coconut cappuccino in my favorite coffee chain. When eating out it’s usually one of the same 5 restaurants, and at each of them I often choose the same dish as the last time. I go to…
Jan 31
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9 Things I Learned From My 2 Year Old Baby Girl
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Welcome to Grandmotherly Wisdom
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The Past You're Longing For Is a Past That Never Was
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The End Goal of the Hero's Journey Is to Become a Normie
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Are You Stuck in Your Head Too?
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It's Not Just About You and Your Parents
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Nothing Will Embrace You With Love Like Grandma's Handmade Clothes
I don’t remember much from my childhood, but I will never forget the dresses. My grandma made the best dresses in the world. A red one with tiny white…
Jan 30
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Life Can Always Get Better Than This
We just set up a room for our baby girl last week. So far she slept with us in the big bed, but this got challenging when I stopped breastfeeding her…
Jan 27
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Having to Win People Over Is a Good Thing
My husband has a theory that the best cuisine is immigrant cuisine. It doesn’t matter where it came from, just because it had to adapt to a completely…
Jan 26
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You Can't Just Skip to the Recipe
Advice only works in certain context. Are you sure the person who wrote your recipe to success shares the same context as you do?
Jan 25
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You Can't Give to Someone What You Don't Have Yourself
This isn’t my proudest parenting moment. I almost lost it at the playground today. I took a sick kid out to catch some crisp January air, and then tried…
Jan 24
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We Were Never Meant to Do This Alone
“I almost can’t believe it” - I told my husband the other day - “We’re at home with a sick kid, and she’s the only one feeling miserable. The house is…
Jan 23
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10x Engineer's Guide to Homemaking
10x engineers are real. I live with one. When he was a teen, he built a camp in the middle of a forest every summer, and then lived in it with a few…
Jan 20
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Don't Make Me Think on a Sick Day
I’m home with a sick child again. We were very lucky, I must say. She fell ill after successfully surviving Christmas at her grandparents’, New Year…
Jan 19
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9 Things I Learned From My 2 Year Old Baby Girl
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Welcome to Grandmotherly Wisdom
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The Past You're Longing For Is a Past That Never Was
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The End Goal of the Hero's Journey Is to Become a Normie
15
12
Are You Stuck in Your Head Too?
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It's Not Just About You and Your Parents
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