grandmother: 92/365

by | Apr 14, 2015 | 1 true thing | 15 comments

Oh my god. But yes I am.

I’m not sure why this word conjures gray hair and a kitchen. Buddy took me to Europe when I was ten and was always traveling–bus tours of the world. And Lilli was loads of fun–taking out her teeth and shaving her face and eating fudge by the spoonfuls. And Lilli’s mother, Gram, used to play the piano so we could dance around the room.

But for me, grandmother is a synonym for old. Which I started to write I am not, but which of course, relative to many, I am.

I am also CC to three adorable little kiddos with another one arriving in September!

And I’m not quite sure how I got here–except I just kept doing the next thing and was very lucky and voila.

It’s curious that I didn’t think way back then–old, wow, that’s cool, I can’t wait until I get to be old.

Any thoughts on the word grandmother?

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15 Comments

  1. Chris
    Chris on April 14, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    I hope my turn comes before I am too old to be a good one!! Sounds great to me.

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    • cynthia
      cynthia on April 15, 2015 at 4:54 pm

      Oh yes, everything about it is great–except for the word!

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  2. ninamishkin
    ninamishkin on April 14, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    Becoming a grandmother is out of your hands. It happens. (Just like everything else does.) We can’t stop time. So enjoy every moment while it’s here.

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    • cynthia
      cynthia on April 15, 2015 at 4:56 pm

      I am, Nina! But if we could only stop time…

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      • ninamishkin
        ninamishkin on April 15, 2015 at 5:25 pm

        Ah! “If only…” But you know? I think if we could, we’d get bored.

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  3. Elizabeth G. Marro
    Elizabeth G. Marro on April 16, 2015 at 6:47 pm

    I’m fine with the word. I made my mother “Gramma” before she hit 40. I’m closing in on the end of my 59th year and there are no grandkids on the horizon. This is not a complaint. It is a fact that occasionally surprises me.

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    • cynthia
      cynthia on April 18, 2015 at 12:36 pm

      Happy to know this about the word for you, Betsy. I have a friend in a similar spot, but she’s possibly complaining : ) The next generation does seem to be taking more time before embarking on the adventure of children…

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  4. writersideup
    writersideup on April 17, 2015 at 12:35 am

    My thought on the word is—I’m not ready for it! BUT—it’ll be attached to me in a couple of years! lol

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  5. Kathleen
    Kathleen on April 18, 2015 at 12:15 am

    I never thought of grandma as old and they won’t think of you as old. You are fun CC who takes them to “go crazy” 😍

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    • writersideup
      writersideup on April 18, 2015 at 12:16 am

      Ladies, please tell me what a “CC” is lol

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    • cynthia
      cynthia on April 19, 2015 at 5:24 pm

      I love that : )

      [Donna, I am CC : ) ]

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