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

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 07.21.2012 | Fifty
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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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Celebrity Grandparents Who Don't Look Like Grandparents

Huff/Post50 | Posted 09.14.2012 | Fifty
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When we hear the word "granny," we can't help thinking of Irene Ryan in "The Beverly Hillbillies," or the Looney Tunes character who co-stars with Twe...

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Life & Happiness With Laura Rowley: Spending Time With Grandkids

Huff/Post50 | Laura Rowley | Posted 02.20.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Spending Time With Grandkids, Grandparents and Grandchildren, Baby Boomers, Spending by Grandparents, Grandpa, Grandparents, Granny, Family, Video, Fifty News

There are 70 million grandparents in the United States, according to a study by grandparents.com, and their ranks are growing at more than twice the r...

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WATCH: Awesome Grandparents Break It Down

Posted 02.08.2012 | Comedy
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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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The Other Mother

Christine James-Brown | Posted 07.31.2011 | Impact
Read More: Foster Children, Dad, Poverty, Mother, Mother's Day, Volunteers, Mom, Father, Cwla, Grandpa, Father's Day, Grandparents, Foster Care, Grandma, Impact News
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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Weekly Pulse: DCCC Ad Shows Grandpa Stripping for Extra Cash to Pay for Medicare

The Media Consortium | Posted 06.20.2011 | Politics
Read More: Funny, Elderly, Abortion, Family Planning, RH Reality Check, Jane Roberts, Stripping, Budget, Poll, Medicaid, Ad, Choice, Katha Pollitt, Alternet, Dccc, Video, Unfpa, Insurance, Mother Jones, Suzi Khimm, Health Insurance, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Grandpa, Cbpp, Josh Holland, Usaid, Politics News
The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7FiBsR8OQ[/youtube] How will the next generation of seniors ...

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