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New Book Reveals How Much Grandparents Matter in Kids' Lives
Agape Press-Christian News Service ^
| 8/04/03
| Allie Martin
Posted on 08/04/2003 12:52:11 PM PDT by GrandMoM
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To: Brad's Gramma
oh. THAT floor! THAT kid. haha.
Lerch is debating the issue.
btw...are you the nice gramma or the wicked gramma? i forget.
To: homeschool mama
The nice one.
Never, ever forget it, OK? Never.
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:37:07 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
To: Brad's Gramma
fer shur chickaroonie
To: homeschool mama
Chickaroonie, MA'AM! to you, thank you very much.
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:41:40 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
To: Brad's Gramma
ah um oh..ok
To: homeschool mama
HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA
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posted on
08/04/2003 11:00:47 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
To: Brad's Gramma
....where the bookmark page is at or how to get to it!
....by the way, I would like to thank you for carrying this post. I had prepare dinner, and afterwards neighbors stoped by so I couldn't get back very often. Thanks again, no wonder people love you so much on this site, your a joy to know!!!
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posted on
08/04/2003 11:09:03 PM PDT
by
GrandMoM
("Vengeance is Mine , I will repay," says the Lord.)
To: GrandMoM
Bookmark page.......go to the bottom of this page and hit Comments.
In the upper right hand corner, you'll see your screen name. Hit that.
Oh heck. That's wrong.
YOUR HOMEPAGE! DUH! Do you know how to get to that????? If so, there's a bar running across the top and one of the buttons is Links. THAT'S your bookmarks.
I just noticed on mine, that the Israeli flag isn't working anymore. I have that lovely Red X. If anyone's reading this, and has one, I'd sure appreciate it. I can save it permanently...hint hint!!! :-)
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posted on
08/04/2003 11:15:26 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
To: Judith Anne
can I come live with you?
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posted on
08/04/2003 11:17:08 PM PDT
by
cherry
To: cherry
I wish I could say yes...but I cannot...
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posted on
08/05/2003 4:51:07 AM PDT
by
Judith Anne
(O, ICURAQT. IMAQT2. ;-D)
To: Brad's Gramma
oh bummer...pic didn't show up. crud.
To: Motherbear
Too many grandparents are leading self-absorbed lives to really take the time to do those things with their grandchildren, and they wonder why the grandkids don't want to visit.Sounds like you are describing my mother and father in-law. Both of them are too wrapped up in thier own lives that they hardly have time for thier own children let alone my sister in-laws kids.
My parents in-law are divorced. SIL's kids are literally terrified of my FIL (thier maternal grandfather), because they just don't know him (and he's usually drunk). My MIL (thier maternal grandmother) is always "too busy" to do anything with them. She shows up at Christmas and thier birthdays (late) bearing all kinds of designer clothes- like that matters to a 6 year old and makes up for the lack of "grandma" type things she hasn't had time to do. Oh and takes 8,000,000 pictures to show everyone what a great grandmother she is 2 days a year.
We don't have kids yet, but now she is making rumblings like she wants my husband and I to have a baby! Why? So she can ignore another one??? Thankfully, my neice and nephew have thier paternal grandparents who are just great. My nephew and his pop-pop have a fantastic relationship.
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posted on
08/05/2003 8:13:42 AM PDT
by
retrokitten
(That Simpson. He thinks he's the Pope of Chili Town.)
To: GrandMoM
where the bookmark page is at or how to get to it! Click on your name where you have posted. Then click on "links".
That is where your FR links are. If you want to bookmark a lot of things, then you might consider making folders under "favorites" (for I.E.) on your browser.
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posted on
08/05/2003 9:52:47 AM PDT
by
lepton
To: lepton
Thanks lepton, I think I found them now!
If you want to bookmark a lot of things, then you might consider making folders under "favorites" (for I.E.) on your browser.....that's what I have been doing since I couldn't find bookmarks!!!
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posted on
08/05/2003 10:31:20 AM PDT
by
GrandMoM
("Vengeance is Mine , I will repay," says the Lord.)
To: GrandMoM
I love and adore my grandmother. My own parents were neglectful and I wound up living with her for a while. I am her only grandchild and my husband, who never knew his grandparents, calls her "grandma". It's really cute as my husband has a British accent. He gets very worried about her. She's 88 now, and we STILL argue. :) Oh, she's the BEST arguer, and of course, I'm NEVER right! :)
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To: I_Love_My_Husband
....sounds like you are both lucky to have her, and she you!
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posted on
08/05/2003 9:27:07 PM PDT
by
GrandMoM
("Vengeance is Mine , I will repay," says the Lord.)
To: Motherbear
Not knowing where you live......
Oh heck, a long distance Gramma's better than none, right?
:-)
Now accepting applications for Surrogate Grandkids. Any and all welcome.
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posted on
08/05/2003 9:52:47 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
To: GrandMoM
My mother-in-law is a selfish, arrogant, and crude creature that gave birth to my husband but certainly didn't raise him. Her erratic, center-focused, and abusive behavior eventually alienated her from everyone except my sister-in-law, who feels obligated to remain at her side.
Thankfully, hubby's grandfather stepped into the role as primary parent (my father-in-law dad died when hubby was still a toddler).
I have his grandfather to thank for helping raise such a fine man, a devoted husband, and a fabulous, nurturing father. Strong, too, to have survived that woman and still looked favorably on marriage.
I rejoice in the fact that my children see very little of my mother-in-law. She cut my husband to the core when she stated about my own two precious toddlers, "What do I need them for? They can't help me." This was her "excuse" when my husband asked why she didn't call to inquire about the kids every once in a while (as in not one phone call in 3 years - but there was hell to pay if he didn't call her religiously).
Even before they were born, she was quite emphatic that we should never expect her to babysit; she didn't want our future children over to her house until they learned not to make too much noise, etc. We are quiet, conservative people by nature, but she was confident that playing babies would rattle her nerves.
By the time my children arrived, we had moved to the other side of the country; but even if we hadn't, I certainly would not have asked.
I have the deepest sympathies for my sister-in-law, who is getting married shortly and hopes to start a family of her own.
I am sorry that my children are missing a relationship with my own parents, but they will know how she burns up the phone lines wanting details about them, sends packages like crazy, gifts and cards and love from across the miles. She almost cried when my son said, "Hi Grandma," for the first time of the phone, and spoiled my babies thoroughly when we spent several days with them over the winter.
If I could be just a 1/10th as good a mother to my children as my own mother was to me, my kids will have a great start in life.
To: TheWriterInTexas
Even before they were born, she was quite emphatic that we should never expect her to babysit; ....we have people here in the retirement community just like that. It seems so sad, but, the children are better off with out them.JMHO
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posted on
08/05/2003 10:50:52 PM PDT
by
GrandMoM
("Vengeance is Mine , I will repay," says the Lord.)
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