Grand Magazine - September/October 2008 - (Page 35)

Give Your Granddaughter the Gift of Conﬁdence A bAckyArd grAndmother …double knots her shoelaces. …spends time contemplating the genders of Barney, Blue and Maize. …has learned Spanish from Dora the Explorer. …answers when Oscar the Grouch asks the Sesame Street audience a question. …knows cartoon character lineage; e.g., Bob the Builder has a twin brother named Tom. …purchases vitamins for herself in the shape of cartoon characters. …pays outrageous scalper prices for front-row tickets to see The Wiggles. …knows the word terrorism has nothing to do with an impending attack. It means trapped on a traffic-jammed highway with a grandchild who insists on going to the potty now. …drives three hours to a Thomas the Tank Engine festival so her grandchild can ride on the real Thomas Train. …still refers to Tylenol as aspirin. …puts on a bathing suit and joins her grandchild in the toddler pool despite that neighbors can see her in all her varicose vein/cellulite glory. …frustrates baby-store clerks when she asks them for items she used for her children 30 years ago, such as a threecompartment plug-in food warmer that kept the baby food at a constant temperature—and not accepting that they are no longer made. …writes, not e-mails, complaint letters about discontinuation of such products. …considers a fairy tale to be an amusing child’s story and doesn’t edit it to meet current “political correctness.” …stands firm in her belief that the word “no” doesn’t mean “maybe,” “later” or “tomorrow.” …is immune to young-child- and adult-child whining. …agrees with everything her adult child says in regard to child care, and then does exactly as she pleases. issue! FREE “Rest assured that this magazine is not ﬂuff! I read many of the articles and was amazed at the quality of information and guidance given.” –BONITA G. KAAKE Parents’ Choice Award Winner! Order her free issue now! w! Go to DiscoveryGirls.com/GRAND We’ll bill you later! 6 issues $19.95/year Award-Winning Magazine by Girls, for Girls Discovery Girls makes the transition from little girl to teenager a whole lot easier by showing girls ages 8 and up that they’re not the only ones with so many questions. Girls ﬁnd comfort, conﬁdence, and inspiration in every issue—plus a whole lot of laughter, friends, and fun. Olympic Games.” Eventually, when her health improves, my daughter will move out and into a home of her own. And as difficult as our living arrangement has been, I will miss Thomas and his 5 a.m.-issued weather reports (“Cloudy with a chance of rain! Take your umbrella!”). And someday, Tom and I will make that trip around the world. But we no longer plan to travel alone. This “backyard” grandmother, by her choice, will have her grandson by her side. G Each issue contains articles on: School Challenges Friendship Issues Inspiring Stories Plus: Our Readers are Our Writers and Stars http://www.DiscoveryGirls.com/GRAND

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Grand Magazine- September/October 2008 Grand View:�Priceless Contents Isn't it Grand?: Picture Perfect Winners!: GRANDparent of the Year Grand Central Toddler Town:�Grand-proofing Ask Grand:�Two Tired Tips on Teens: The Bar Mitzvah Trips Just So We Know:�BPA Not Our BFF Full House-Full Heart-Full Time:�Confessions of a Backyard Grand Grandbloggers: It Takes a Village Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Family + Food = Fun On the Cover: Nora Roberts A Fine Romance Everything Was Fine Until You Showed Up Happy Big Sister Day Looking Grand:�Elementary, My Dear All in the Family:�Pasta, Present and Future Reunions:�Doubleheader Inspirations:�Grandpa's Violin Grand Bazaar More to the Story Grand Finale:�Long Ago Under the Sun

Grand Magazine - September/October 2008

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