tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post4720479714092389296..comments2024-03-28T10:43:04.567-04:00Comments on Them's My Sentiments: Three weeks with Little Stuff -- RepriseMARY Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-81717186496748361102007-09-02T11:59:00.000-04:002007-09-02T11:59:00.000-04:00Sage, I think all a grandmother wants is to be rem...Sage, I think all a grandmother wants is to be remembered -- and understood. The means are negotiable. Squishy personality? EEp! We watched 'In Her Shoes' with Shirley McLaine last night -- I think that's the title. Talk about grandmothering, squared! Lovely two hankie film.<BR/>Julie, I have found being a grandmother *very* different than I expected. And have found it harder not to give unwanted advice, too. LS's mommy is MY little girl, and I want everything to go perfectly for her. Weird feeling.<BR/><BR/>Christine and LM, it was a dream. I'd do it over in a nanosecond.<BR/><BR/>SM, Sage, she had her first day at the school (in the daycare) on Friday and emerged red eyed but intact. Phew. Her mom expects problems on Monday night, though. It's going to be hard, especially as it is totally in a second language environment, for which she will have to have extra help. <BR/><BR/>I still dream, sometimes, about putting my little blossoms into the hands of the school system. Those dreams where you are always behind, too late, don't know enough. Funnily, I remember my first day and loving every minute of it. ? The worry factor is built right into the mind, I think.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-88406552271834117602007-08-31T14:13:00.000-04:002007-08-31T14:13:00.000-04:00What an amazing and wonderful experience, but how ...What an amazing and wonderful experience, but how interesting to think of it from your POV too, in that parent-like role. My mother has mentioned that too.<BR/><BR/>Julie<BR/><A HREF="http://theartfulflower.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Ravin' Picture Maven</A>Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-48426633932726183572007-08-30T22:22:00.000-04:002007-08-30T22:22:00.000-04:00this sounds like a wonderful time. i am in love l...this sounds like a wonderful time. i am in love love love with the beach and wish you were my grandma and i was 5 again!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-36324098800372536492007-08-30T21:52:00.000-04:002007-08-30T21:52:00.000-04:00It sounds like you had a wonderful time. It's so ...It sounds like you had a wonderful time. It's so nice that she gets to spend quality time with her grandmother!Lawyer Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819273107327846943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-86916592050527816862007-08-30T21:50:00.000-04:002007-08-30T21:50:00.000-04:00Me too -- Jack starts K on Tues.I think, though, t...Me too -- Jack starts K on Tues.<BR/><BR/>I think, though, that maybe you and I both are underestimating the power of the peer group.<BR/><BR/>She, and Jack, will be fine.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668392343139286753.post-8016636614693773822007-08-30T21:06:00.000-04:002007-08-30T21:06:00.000-04:00This sounds like so much fun, Mary. I would have ...This sounds like so much fun, Mary. I would have loved to have had a summer like that with my grandmothers. Sadly, one had very advanced Alzheimer's by the time I was born and the other was VERY strict; I guess raising five girls by yourself and running a business as a woman in the north didn't make for a squishy kind of personality. I loved her and I think I understand her, but I don't have any memories of her playing to my imagination the way you've done for Little Stuff. It's so wonderful to read. I think she will remember this trip, this summer, and the connection you two established. And school. I'm worried, and it's still two years away for us!NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.com