This post was originally published on Nanahood. You can find out more about Becky on her own site, From Where I Sit. Sign Up to receive her Thoughtful Thursdays newsletter via email. My first grandbaby’s photos lit up my phone. “First day of daycare,” my son-in-law captioned. I scrolled down past the photo of my darling three-month-old granddaughter giggling. Past those …
“Nanny!” he calls, running from the parking lot. Jackson arrives with his dad at the recreation area where, his mom, Kristen, and I have been decorating a picnic table for his seventh birthday party. As he approaches, I crouch to receive his bear hug. His close-cropped hair, the color of a wheat field, bristles against …
Living in a mobile society that allows us the freedom to move from state to state or to other countries provides many positives. But being close to grandchildren and thus able to develop close relationships isn’t one of them. Distance initially can be exciting: your son or daughter snares a fantastic job in a city …
