I have a confession! I am told that I am a STEP GRANDMA. Yes, the dreaded Step Grandma! It almost conjures up images of the evil Stepmother from Cinderella. But does this word “STEP” mean anything different, or change anything to a loving grandchild? Most, at a young age, don’t even comprehend the word “STEP”…
Gramma’s Christmas Camp 2022
I planned another mini-Christmas camp for our two in-town grandchildren this past Christmas. Gramma, Grampa, and our 9-year-old granddaughter and 11-year-old grandson played, crafted, sang, talked, and laughed for two and a half days. Day one started around noon and first on the agenda was a trip to the movie theater to see Avatar in…
It’s Happening Again – Alienation
Our visits with our grandson had been reestablished and consistent, and it seemed that our relationships were moving along with our son and his girlfriend. The work I did when the initial alienation took place is now in the past. Thinking back, it was all so draining, scary, depressing, and sickening as I did the…
Gramma’s Christmas Camp 2021 (mini-version)
Do you have traditions that you do with your grandkids, especially during the Christmas holidays? Do you visit festive light displays, bake cookies together, or go Christmas caroling, or make crafts? For the past three years I have hosted a mini–Christmas Gramma Camp for my grandchildren and niece and nephews who live near me. We…
Let’s Vision It!
I feel like I’m always trying to come up with different ways to help my grandchildren to realize their dreams, hopes, and the blessings that they should be grateful for. I must admit, one of the not so admirable characteristics, at least from one set of my grandchildren, is to want, want, and want, or…
Grab the Chance Grandma!
When the grandkids and I are working on crafts or activities, I love to take that time to discuss, chat, learn, and engage with the kids. The kids are in deep concentration, with crinkled brow, and eyes on their project, and with no other distraction so the opportunity to talk is ideal. We usually receive…
Grandparent Alienation Awareness Day June 14, 2021
Who would have ever thought that there would be a day such as this? Never in my wildest dreams until I lost contact with my grandson. What is happening? Am I the only one? After doing a ton of research, I realized, I am absolutely not the only one and this “phenomena” is something going…
Gramma Goes On-Line
As mentioned in earlier posts, I frequently visit my grandson Dylan in PA, and I was always able to join in with his preschool class for a couple of hours each day. I loved helping the teachers with the students or engaging in the different activities with them. On every visit, I bring a special…
“Gramma Goes to Preschool”
The grandparent visitation we were granted with our grandson in PA stipulated that when we make the trip to PA to see him, he is with us for the entirety of the 7 days. We take him to school, feed him, pick him up from school, work on any preschool projects, and even take him…
The Battle to Prove Your Grandparent Visitation Rights
As promised in my last post, I wanted to make you aware of the documents and information that our lawyer required of us to prove that we should have the right to see our grandson. To recap our situation, we raised our grandson from birth until almost 3 years old due to his parents having…