Grandmotherly Wisdom
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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 WasI 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…
Don't Take Relationship Advice From People Whose Relationship You Don't WantI’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…
If There's Anything Better Than Kids, It's GrandchildrenWe 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…
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…
