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Briefs

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THE BRIEFS

A collection of posts featuring tips and inspiration, ideas and observations — in other words, Grandma’s briefs.

Featured
Since I last wrote
Since I last wrote
Grandparents: 5 Heart Health Tips for the Holidays
Grandparents: 5 Heart Health Tips for the Holidays
Super simple guide to a good time
Super simple guide to a good time
9 quotes on what makes grandmas so grand
9 quotes on what makes grandmas so grand
Like mother, like grandmother: On Benjamin turning three
Like mother, like grandmother: On Benjamin turning three
How to survive being a long-distance grandma to a baby
How to survive being a long-distance grandma to a baby
How grandparents can help grandkids build social skills
How grandparents can help grandkids build social skills
30 'firsts' only grandparents celebrate
30 'firsts' only grandparents celebrate
How to Be Present: a 'First-Time Grandmother's Journal' excerpt
How to Be Present: a 'First-Time Grandmother's Journal' excerpt
Brayden, T1D, and a warning for grandmas
Brayden, T1D, and a warning for grandmas
How to be the best babysitting grandparent ever
How to be the best babysitting grandparent ever
11+ things grandmas do when no one else wants to or can (2020 edition)
11+ things grandmas do when no one else wants to or can (2020 edition)
School papers and similarly sentimental stuff
School papers and similarly sentimental stuff
Grandma Christmas crafts matter
Grandma Christmas crafts matter
Disrupt aging: Today's grandmas smash the stereotype... even when embracing it
Disrupt aging: Today's grandmas smash the stereotype... even when embracing it
7 significant BEs of being a significant grandmother
7 significant BEs of being a significant grandmother
10 life lessons grandchildren help us remember
10 life lessons grandchildren help us remember
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Gramma learns a lesson: boys and bracelets
Gramma learns a lesson: boys and bracelets
25 things grandmas supposedly say that I've never heard fellow grandmothers utter
25 things grandmas supposedly say that I've never heard fellow grandmothers utter
9 people you'll meet as a grandparent
9 people you'll meet as a grandparent
16 spots I want to take my grandkids on Michigan's sunrise coast
16 spots I want to take my grandkids on Michigan's sunrise coast
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Love, Grandma: 6 tips on writing memorable messages for grandchildren
Kids and cameras: 9 tips for beginner photogs, from National Geographic Kids
Kids and cameras: 9 tips for beginner photogs, from National Geographic Kids
Team with grandkids and National Wildlife Federation to create a wildlife habitat
Team with grandkids and National Wildlife Federation to create a wildlife habitat
Roll with it: TP and me
Roll with it: TP and me
8 reasons grandparents should not resist a rest
8 reasons grandparents should not resist a rest
On swings, rainbows, and indigo endings
On swings, rainbows, and indigo endings
7 secrets of happy grandmas
7 secrets of happy grandmas
6 things I used to know how to do but no longer can
6 things I used to know how to do but no longer can
5 grand quotes on grandmothers
5 grand quotes on grandmothers
On summer camp
On summer camp
When grandchildren move away: 10 things to send with them
When grandchildren move away: 10 things to send with them
10 life lessons grandchildren help us remember
10 life lessons grandchildren help us remember
15 words that belong in every grandparent's vocabulary
15 words that belong in every grandparent's vocabulary
On life and not just getting through
On life and not just getting through
Christmas and how the empty nest gets harder after college
Christmas and how the empty nest gets harder after college
12 things grandmas can't do
12 things grandmas can't do
Mom's magazines
Mom's magazines
5 ways to be a unique grandparent
5 ways to be a unique grandparent
After my grandchildren leave
After my grandchildren leave
Looking back: 9 things we did right as parents
Looking back: 9 things we did right as parents
If I die tomorrow: 6 ways it would stink and 7 ways I'd live on
If I die tomorrow: 6 ways it would stink and 7 ways I'd live on
Changing seasons: Thoughts on giving my adult daughters their baby books
Changing seasons: Thoughts on giving my adult daughters their baby books
6 topics on which I could speak with ease... even if drunk
6 topics on which I could speak with ease... even if drunk
5 names and 5 uses for Grandma
5 names and 5 uses for Grandma
How to NOT befriend a grandma... or, A passive-aggressive response to ignorance
How to NOT befriend a grandma... or, A passive-aggressive response to ignorance
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14 reasons to smile about being a long-distance grandma
14 reasons to smile about being a long-distance grandma
You oughta be in pictures, kid
You oughta be in pictures, kid
It's what we do
It's what we do
Why heads butt in an empty nest
Why heads butt in an empty nest
Watching the clock
Watching the clock
Ode to my eldest daughter
Ode to my eldest daughter
The best things about being a grandma
The best things about being a grandma
Grandma's handwriting — and character — revealed
Grandma's handwriting — and character — revealed
10 ways to support school-bound grandchildren
10 ways to support school-bound grandchildren
36 tips for new grandparents
36 tips for new grandparents
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Long live Grandma's hoya
Picture this: Top 10 reasons why grandmas rule (Infographic)
Picture this: Top 10 reasons why grandmas rule (Infographic)
10 reasons to hug your grandchild
10 reasons to hug your grandchild
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How to tell grandkids 'I love you' in another language
The 10 commandments for grandmothers
The 10 commandments for grandmothers
Long-distance grandparenting: Eight ways it gets easier as grandkids get older
Long-distance grandparenting: Eight ways it gets easier as grandkids get older
The grandma in a box
The grandma in a box
50 areas where grandmas should know at least one thing
50 areas where grandmas should know at least one thing
How the news I'd be a grandma broke my heart
How the news I'd be a grandma broke my heart
15 mommy things grandmas may have forgotten
15 mommy things grandmas may have forgotten
Lesson from Grandma: Address earworm
Lesson from Grandma: Address earworm
11 things grandmas do when no one else wants to
11 things grandmas do when no one else wants to
Long-distance grandparenting: The flip side of the coin
Long-distance grandparenting: The flip side of the coin
Time is on our side
Time is on our side
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Bull***t! I'm the grandma!
Grandma performance review
Grandma performance review
My dreams for my grandson
My dreams for my grandson
9 things I now understand about grandmas
9 things I now understand about grandmas
9 things I've kept 'for the grandkids'
9 things I've kept 'for the grandkids'
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The know-it-all grandma and her acts of ignorance
The know-it-all grandma and her acts of ignorance
30 grandchild firsts that only grandparents celebrate
30 grandchild firsts that only grandparents celebrate
Care for yourself: 16 ways grandparents should follow their own advice
Care for yourself: 16 ways grandparents should follow their own advice
9 things I wish were still around
9 things I wish were still around
7 things to shake a stick at
7 things to shake a stick at
On Andy Garcia and me
On Andy Garcia and me
12 Grand moments in grandparenting
12 Grand moments in grandparenting
10 signs of aging gracefully
10 signs of aging gracefully
The challenges of grandmothers
The challenges of grandmothers
To give or receive? Which one I prefer and why
To give or receive? Which one I prefer and why
To my 20-year-old self
To my 20-year-old self
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Love, Gramma—snail-mail style
Granny's buttons
Granny's buttons
Right versus real
Right versus real
Do you solemnly swear?
Do you solemnly swear?
Reminders of Grandma
Reminders of Grandma
She came in through the (bedroom) window
She came in through the (bedroom) window
The well-stocked grandma: What grandmas need
The well-stocked grandma: What grandmas need
Love manners and matters
Love manners and matters
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Intentional grandparenting
From both sides now
From both sides now
15 things you may not know about today's grandparents
15 things you may not know about today's grandparents
Please read
Please read
Grandma angst
Grandma angst
Next time
Next time
Letter to my only grandson
Letter to my only grandson
Please step aside, ma'am
Please step aside, ma'am
5 signs you're a long-distance grandma
5 signs you're a long-distance grandma
Somewhere in time
Somewhere in time
The town crier
The town crier
Featured
Thank you, Mr. Marr
Thank you, Mr. Marr
Mosh-pit Mom, or, How Grandma's career got its start
Mosh-pit Mom, or, How Grandma's career got its start
9 temptations this grandma can't resist
9 temptations this grandma can't resist
12 ways grandparents can be everyday mentors
12 ways grandparents can be everyday mentors
Do's and don'ts for getting along with your daughter-in-law
Do's and don'ts for getting along with your daughter-in-law
Back when pie was P.I.E.
Back when pie was P.I.E.
Wherein Grandma rethinks the family bed
Wherein Grandma rethinks the family bed
How to write a keepsake letter to a grandchild
How to write a keepsake letter to a grandchild
Mother may I?: Different standards for Grandma
Mother may I?: Different standards for Grandma
Reheated comfort food
Reheated comfort food
Bringing out the best
Bringing out the best
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Grandparenting as a second chance: 15 things I'd do this time around
It's official: I'm a cool grandparent
It's official: I'm a cool grandparent
I would do anything for love (but I won't do that)
I would do anything for love (but I won't do that)
Four 'fun' parental duties I didn't find so fun
Four 'fun' parental duties I didn't find so fun
Wherein I pat myself on the back and reveal a secret
Wherein I pat myself on the back and reveal a secret
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Once upon an unstable grandma
Now that I'm a grandma: Realization #47
Now that I'm a grandma: Realization #47
47 real names for real grandmothers
47 real names for real grandmothers
13 things that scare me
13 things that scare me
The Grandma Bag demystified
The Grandma Bag demystified
3 life skills grandparents can (and should) instill and encourage
3 life skills grandparents can (and should) instill and encourage
Back in my day
Back in my day
Seagulls and cereal
Seagulls and cereal
Old enough to be a grandma
Old enough to be a grandma
The grandma two-step
The grandma two-step
ballerinas
"Black Swan," the grandma version
More than words
More than words
9 things grandmas should never do
9 things grandmas should never do
woman thinking
Signs you're not yet used to an empty nest
Featured
The secret to a successful marriage
The secret to a successful marriage
How to survive being a long-distance grandma ... of a baby
How to survive being a long-distance grandma ... of a baby
Jumping for joy
Jumping for joy
Wheat, chaff and baby teeth
Wheat, chaff and baby teeth
Grandma tools of the trade
Grandma tools of the trade
Enunciate the love
Enunciate the love
Signs, signs, everywhere signs
Signs, signs, everywhere signs
"Balk, balk," says the chicken grandma
"Balk, balk," says the chicken grandma
Sink, swim or hold on!
Sink, swim or hold on!
Becoming Mama
Becoming Mama
One woman's pleasure is another's worst job ever
One woman's pleasure is another's worst job ever
Charmed, I'm sure
Charmed, I'm sure
What would Granny do?
What would Granny do?
Pieces of Christmas Past
Pieces of Christmas Past
Mystery of the scar
Mystery of the scar
Bizarre home story
Bizarre home story
Hearts grow on
Hearts grow on
When Grandma came to town
When Grandma came to town
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