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Precious lesson..
I didn't have a long memory of my grandparents.. but I can see similar values taught to my children by their grandparents and I truly wish they would be around for a long time so that my children won't miss out on their valuable teaching..
posted by
orcalion
on August 15, 2010 at 2:12 AM
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It's too bad more kids today don't have grandmas like yours.
The practice of keeping grandparents out of the "nuclear" family and putting the kids in day care seems a bit contrary to their long-term interest. Moms just begin to get the hang of how to deal with kids when theirs move out and start their own family. If grandmas and grandpas didn't tell the young ones the family stories, how will they know who they are?
posted by
Pat_B
on August 4, 2010 at 4:20 AM
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I must be able to handle all this talk about 'Can't" !
posted by
Straightforward
on August 3, 2010 at 7:40 PM
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Good post. My fourth and youngest son was definitely the baby of the family and sucked his thumb until he was seven. LOL. When he didn't want to do something, he would whine, "I'm too little!" No amount of telling him otherwise helped, so I finally just started saying "OK" and then getting one of the other boys to do his work. Then everytime he wanted to go somewhere or do something, I would say sadly, "No, I'm sorry but you're too little." He got "big and able" pretty quickly after that.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 3, 2010 at 7:39 PM
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Adnohr
You had a great gramma luv
posted by
WileyJohn
on August 3, 2010 at 7:21 PM
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What a wonderful wise Lady Grandma was and she loved you kids soooooooo
much....... of course you do know how I love snakes and we have quite a colony of Garter snakes that live around the house here...eating up the nasty bugs for us. I pich one upeverychance I get but they are quick as lightning to avoid me.
posted by
Kabu
on August 3, 2010 at 3:32 PM
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- Encouragement young is best. BC-A, Bill’s RJLst
posted by
BC-A
on August 3, 2010 at 4:53 AM
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Adnohr - Your grandma's lesson brought out courage..what a wonderful thing that is.
posted by
shobana
on August 2, 2010 at 10:26 PM
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adnor, what a great lesson, from a precious lady!
posted by
dsm_tchr
on August 2, 2010 at 9:46 PM
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When I was young my Dad always said can't never did...
as I grew older the meaning made itself clear to me...
posted by
teddypoet_TheGoodByeFade
on August 2, 2010 at 9:29 PM
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