Is this the year you will write your personal history? Each month I will have a topic or category with some “memory triggers” to get you started thinking and writing.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Being a Grandparent


What are your grandchildren’s names, ages, and where do they live?

Where were you, what did you do, and how did you feel when you learned you were a grandparent (or were going to be a grandparent)?

How did you envision yourself as a grandparent?

How are you involved in your grandchildren’s lives? How would you like to be involved?

What is satisfying about being a grandparent? Describe some specific things you like to do as a grandparent.

How did your relationship with your child change when you became a grandparent?

How are your attitudes and feelings different as a grandparent than as a parent? What are you doing with your grandchild that you wish you had done with your child? What are your challenges as a grandparent?

What have you learned about your child from seeing them as parents? If asked, what parenting advice would you give?

How would you describe yourself as a grandparent?

Tell something encouraging about each grandchild.

How would you like your grandchildren to remember you?

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