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Dont call me grandma

Posted by robinj • 6/28/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Tags: age, gracefully, grandma, stress

My lovely young friend recently said I could be her daughters adopted grandmother I am still suffering post traumatic stress..you see I was thinking Aunty Robin not grandma Robin and despite the fact I am old enough to be my friends mother and the fact it is an honor to be part of the little girls life despite all of this being called grandma knocked my socks off..I thought I was new agey enough to age gracefully but it just goes to show you how conditioned we are as a society to believe getting old is a bad thing....Nelson Mandela was 71 when he was released from jail and he changed the world just think what I can do only being 46 grandma's rock

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  1. ThriftShopRomantic
    6/28/08
    ThriftShopRomantic
    Well, I say congratulations, Robin. I think sometimes the "relatives" we choose for ourselves are often some of the most cherished. My best friend's mom, for instance, has been a wonderful mom-type-person to me.

    You'll handle the age bit. I'm pretty confident of that. And yep, 46 is kinda young in grandma terms.
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  2. gentledove
    6/28/08
    gentledove
    Imagine being called Grumma as we called ours, nah go for aunt, everytime you see them ask "are you pleased to see your Aunt Robin?" and stuff like that, they'll get it
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  3. DrowseyMonkey
    6/28/08
    DrowseyMonkey
    My sister loves being called grandma because she doesn't look old enough to be one. So when her grand kids call her that people always ask her if it's true ... because she looks so young, LOL. She loves it!
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  4. achuna
    6/28/08
    achuna
    I call my wife grandma as she is abit older than me. lol and she always kiss me back
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  5. MadameX
    6/28/08
    MadameX
    Robin, I'm 42 and recently became a step-grandma and I couldn't be more excited about it.
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  6. Delaney55
    7/03/08
    Delaney55
    I'm dying to be a grandma but my kids won't co-operate even though they are 30yrs old and 27yrs old. I want to be a grandma while I can at least sort of keep up with them.
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  7. nonanita
    7/24/08
    nonanita
    Not only am I excited to be a grandma, I celebrate it, by maintaing
    Nona Nita's Grandparenting Blog, A Blog for modern, enlightened Grandparents. I have worked very hard on myself and my children and I am proud of every ounce of wisdom I earned along the way. Anyway, grandparents get to enjoy, influence, and mold kids without the responsability of a parent, or the paperwork of a teacher...I know, I've done both!
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