Sentences with phrase «about being a grandparent»

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While I for one am absolutely thrilled about a reduction in time spent doing laundry (as it continues to feel like a treadmill of tedium today, I can only imagine the hours our grandparents wasted on the task), you could be excused for asking, who really cares?

On the surface, it's easy, swearing about expensive pretzels and beanie hats and urgent people to take their grandparents to market sitting on the handlebars of their bikes while enjoying $ 1 million in the bank or similar.

The once little boy was now about 6 - foot - 2 and spent the time at his grandparents» house in South Carolina playing basketball in their yard with his cousins.

Having 2 grandparents at home who are on the brink, these themes are things we talk about on a daily basis.

I mean, who would let their children find out the truth about things when their 8th grade educated grandparent still believes the world is flat and doesn't want any liberal mumbo jumbo trying to contradict them.

Let's hold hands on the gearshift of the vehicle, the way we do, the way we've always done, until we're old and tell them the stories of their grandparents and their great grandparents, about Nebraska and Saskatchewan.

Let's hold hands on the gearshift of the vehicle, the way we do, the way we've always done, until we're old and we will tell them the stories of their grandparents and their great grandparents, about Nebraska and Saskatchewan, Alberta and Oklahoma, Texas and beautiful British Columbia.

If we are to speak truly to our age, therefore, we can assume, not (1) the complete ignorance of Christian principles, such as existed in the decaying civilization of early Greece and Rome; (2) the thoroughgoing knowledge and acceptance of Christian principles, such as existed in the time of most of our grandparents; or (3) the vigorous antagonism to the gospel, such as now exists among those who accept either the Marxist or the Fascist interpretation of history; but (4) a vague and tenuous residuum of Christian piety, devoid of any intention of doing anything about it.

@ Brigette — yeah, I don't want to be a Hare Krishna either... I do like what you say regarding thinking about your parents and grandparents teaching you the prayers — nice sentiment there even for folks like me who don't pray anymore.

I'm not sure how that relates to the topic anymore, except thinking about the praying morning and evening and table prayers, brought down through the generations, makes me think of my parents and grandparents who taught them to us and prayed them with us, diligently and who certainly would be hurt by our going from them to a thousand Hare Krishna's every day.

One of the strangest sensations about heading home for the holidays is the innate excitement and joy that comes with it — the anticipation of seeing family: nieces and nephews, brothers and sisters, new babies, grandparents, friends you've had since you were 9, and everything in between.

Clearly it's all a big joke, a poke in the eye of those repressed types who wouldn't want to talk about sadomasochism with their grandparents around the game table.

Some of my earliest memories are of gatherings at my grandparents small apartment in Milwaukee where my relatives would crowd around the dining - room table and talk passionately about Israel.

My father didn't speak much about his youth in Bensonhurst, but what he did say was enough to fill that neighborhood — which we visited every Saturday for dinner at my grandparents» house, with several dozen cousins and hangers - on — with myth.

As a child, my parents took me to a Baptist worship service (my paternal grandparents were Baptists), and I didn't know it was any different at all until I asked a question about a scripture I knew from the Book of Mormon.

Even if there is reserve about my suggestion that a founding trauma for recent British theology was the aggressive assault of positivist and analytical philosophies and their allies in the middle 50 years of the century — a full account would at least require interweaving with several other historical strands — it is still clear that the mood of the parents is rather different from that of the grandparents.

Also TiL about Risotto Spoon, I remember seeing on like that at my Grandparent's house but had no idea what it was for!

I had a lovely conversation with Mandy from Schacht Farm yesterday about how she's living into the dream of farming her grandparents farm.

You wrote so beautifully about your grandparents and yes it is sad your little one won't have the joy of meeting Nana but she has a wonderful heritage that you can give to her.

Popping in with another Food Rx post for Healthy Aperture and I'm SO excited about this one, especially because we just got a huge bucket of fresh strawberries from my friend this weekend via her grandparents.

Needlessly to say, I hadn't slept well on the first night as I was too worried about how Little One was adapting with her grandparents and whether she was crying for us or not etc..

«It's important for us to maintain consistency so that the experience a person has walking in the door today lives up to the great story they heard about us from their parents or grandparents,» he adds.

That is so sweet about your grandparents.

Granted, there isn't anything revolutionary about a simple three bean salad, but sometimes it's good to revisit those old classic recipes from our grandparents» generation.

I didn't know about that part It's funny, while I have some Irish heritage (pretty distant though — my family's been in Canada a looooong time), it was actually my English grandfather (and my only grandparent born outside of Canada) who made Irish soda bread all the time for his kids.

But he was almost certainly watching the game and telling a story about Pence's grandparents to the orchid on his coffee table.

it's about Ozil, a mean badass vampire - werewolf hybrid whose grandparents were very powerful witch and wizard and was brought up by a legendary swordsman and archer in a wild jungle but is now being forced to be a dancer by the old clue-less King Its sad, but he wins at the end

Watching our children learn from us can be a wonderful thing, but there is something even more magical about sitting on the sidelines as they learn from their grandparents.

But, as it turns out, no one wants to hear about how potty training is going on social media — not even my kids» grandparents.

If you ask your Parents or Grandparents about babywearing, chances are they either haven't heard of it or opted against it.

In today's show we talk about grandparents and how they can best support the new mother in the early days of newborn mothering.The tips shared will also be good for the new parents to hear so they can apply it to their relationship to their parents or in - laws.

However, it has been noted that this book is more suited to traditional family types and often prompts photos or information about parents and grandparents that suggests that these couples are still together.

During the critical early months and years, when babies should be learning about the world and making millions of neuronal connections, babies exposed to AP are deprived of contact with the outside world (many are constantly carried in a position where they can see nothing but the surface of the mother's clothing) and their exposure to other individuals such as fathers, grandparents and childcare workers is severely limited.

That means that if the parents of the grandchildren are married and living together, they can make any decision they like about contact with grandparents.

We are about to leave for our annual trek across the country to visit grandparents.

For every parent who complains about grandparents spoiling grandchildren, there's a parent who wishes that the kids got more attention from the grandparents.

If the parents are open and sharing about their situation, the grandparents can be also.

It can be difficult for grandparents to adjust to new ideas about adoption, but it is crucial in order to make the process as smooth as possible.

And they are always getting calls from their grandparents who love to hear about their day.

This book tells the tale of grandparents and grandkids use a magical compass to recover their family treasures, with the goal of talking about what's important to you, and discussing tradition.

The nice thing about grandparenting is that you generally have a lot of time and energy.

As moving day approached, Avalos says, Daniel was excited about seeing his grandparents and uncles in Mazatlan.

She encourages grandparents to share stories about their own lives and what they were like as a kid, their children (the grandkids» mom or dad) and something funny they did, and silly stories about the grandkids.

• If you're really feeling creative, have your child come up with 10 things they love about their grandparent and put each one on a piece of paper (with a drawing, if they're artistically inclined).

GIFT IDEAS: These products are listed as the «Gift ideas in Toilet Training Potties & Seats» so maybe think about adding them to those Christmas lists for Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles.

We have no idea about the specific experiences of our parents, grandparents, or even great - grandparents, but what we can be sure of is they passed on to us what was done to them.

If you are skeptical about cloth diapers, they have substantially changed since our grandparent's era!

Most grandparents won't be traveling solo with babies or toddlers, so they don't need all the info about baby formula and strollers.

This seemingly high number could be the result of caregivers, including grandparents, being uninformed about SIDS.

I'm here today to talk about how grandparents and family members can support a new or seasoned mom while she is breastfeeding her new baby.