Remember the love?
I don’t remember being in love with my grandfather. When I was in my forties, my aunt would recount to me the love notes I wrote him and how I used to pat his cheeks with my small fingers while sitting...
View ArticleFame, Fortune, and Love
Besides fame, what do Willie Nelson, Carol Burnett, Jack Nicholson, and Oprah have in common? They were all raised by grandparents. Willie warned mommas to not let their babies grow up to be cowboys....
View ArticleSaving Pirate Ryan
My grandson is into pirates. Between the daily swashbuckling, the crooked bandanas and the black eye patch, I try to sneak in lessons about bad pirates and good pirates. It’s difficult sometimes...
View ArticleWho Will Remember You? Your Grandkids?
By: Lily Prellezo Who will remember you when you’re dead and gone? Will your legacy simply fill a rectangle on a family tree or will the people on the lower branches remember who you were, where you...
View ArticleIt Takes a Village to Raise a Grandchild
By Lily Prellezo It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. When my husband and I were raising our two daughters, I strongly believe it was a mother and father, a family, that was all...
View ArticleDoes your Grandparent Voice Count?
By Lily Prellezo Did your vote really count? I’m not talking politics here, but about your decision-making ability over the raising of your grandchildren. Do the parents really care about your platform...
View ArticleIt Takes a Village to Raise a Grandchild
By Lily Prellezo When my husband and I were raising our two daughters, I felt my family was more than enough to bring up our children. Not until I became a grandmother helping to raise grandchildren...
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