Grandma

Forgetting Grandma

Kip Patrick | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: The South, Maw Maw, Kip Patrick, Mother's Day, Alzheimer's, Travel, Grandmothers, Grandma, Travel News
Kip Patrick

It was my first backpacking trip abroad, a one-year trek through Central and South America, and I did a very bad thing. For the first six weeks I was ...

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'Why Should I Be Happy About Being A Grandmother?!'

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 05.21.2012

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Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Today, for millions of women who are reaching that stage of life, is about more than just vanity. It raises other complicated feelings less common among women from previous generations. For better or for worse, grandmas are just not what they used to be.

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WATCH: Awesome Grandparents Break It Down

Posted 02.08.2012

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Forget the lame birthday card. When Grandma and Grandpa Nelson wish their grandson Josh a happy birthday, they do it in style. And this year the v...

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Jon Ward

The Grandmother's Advice Newt Ignored: 'Don't Draw Attention'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 01.19.2012

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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Newt Gingrich sauntered into an art gallery an hour from here Tuesday morning, fresh off his self-proclaimed historic debate perform...

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WATCH: Awesome Aunt Dances To Usher

The Huffington Post | Allie Compton | Posted 01.09.2012

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This will make you wanna... something. Maybe submit your own video to the growing catalogue of Grandmas-dancing-to-hits? Who's got the smoothest G...

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PHOTOS: Grandma Gets Saucy In The Kitchen

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 02.15.2012

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Jessica Pearce Rotondi

What I can't decide is whether these ads are mocking older women's sexuality or celebrating it.

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The G Word: ‘Grandma’ Just Isn’t Good Enough Anymore

The Globe And Mail | Judith Timson | Posted 01.04.2012

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When my nephew called to tell me that he and his wife are expecting their first child in January, I immediately phoned his mother, my sister-in-law, t...

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WATCH: Grandma's First Chopsticks

Posted 09.07.2011

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There were a few technical difficulties when YouTuber TheAndyaras took grandma out to sushi for the first time, but that's bound to happen when you tr...

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Friday Talking Points [170] -- Newt Loses Two, Huntsman Gains An "H"

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.24.2011

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Chris Weigant

John Huntsman... whoops, took that from their own campaign materials, sorry... let's start over... Jon Huntsman announced he was running for president, to a giant collective yawn outside the Beltway.

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Box Labeled 'Grandma's Urn' Left At Goodwill Store

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

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FENTON, Mich. -- State police in Michigan are trying to find who left what appear to be a grandmother's cremated remains in an urn at a Goodwill store...

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The Other Mother

Christine James-Brown | Posted 07.31.2011

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Christine James-Brown

Nestled between Mother's Day and Father's Day is National Foster Care Month, a time when we celebrate the love, caring, and sacrifices that mothers and fathers who care for other people's children make.

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College Graduation: A Very Special Mother's Day Gift

Don McNay | Posted 07.04.2011

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Don McNay

Sunday, May 8 is Mother's Day this year. It is also graduation day at Northern Kentucky University. I'll be at Northern, watching my nephew, Nick McNay, go through the graduation procession.

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Friday Talking Points [163] -- The Ads Just Write Themselves

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.15.2011

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Chris Weigant

Something the media largely missed in the midst of multiple budgetary battles this week was the fact that this is what bipartisanship looks like.

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Recession Recipe: Cooking Noodle Kugel With Grandma

EconomyBites | Posted 05.25.2011

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EconomyBites

In this extremely special episode, you get to meet my grandma Hilde, an incredible lady and a huge influence on my life and cooking. Grandma Hilde, in...

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Larry Whitfield Sentenced: Man Blamed For Scaring Grandmother To Death After Running From Bank Robbery

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-...

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Gregoria Martinez: 300 Grandchildren Survive 94-Year-Old Grandmother

Houston Chronicle | Ann Work | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gregoria Martinez, 94, might seem like your typical grandma. She made quilts for her grandchildren, encouraged them to go to church, prayed for them, ...

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Can I Get a Granddad Up in Here?

Suz Redfearn | Posted 11.17.2011

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Suz Redfearn

I can't be alone in my yearning, can I? There have to be others who crave a sweet, old Paw Paw, too, and are wondering how to land one, for themselves or for their kids.

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Dear Grandma, A Change Has Come!

Adia Colar | Posted 11.17.2011

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Adia Colar

Grandma, We did it! We elected a black man President of the United States of America! Grandma, it's been a long time comin' but I know a change has come!

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