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  • The Passive Grandfather

    A while back I heard about a conversation involving a grandchild sharing her observations on the behavior of her grandparents. It went something like this: “Tell me about your grandmother…” “Oh, she is great! We bake cookies together, she reads Betsy-Tacy books to me, we go on walks, and we play Chutes and Ladders.” “Wow,…

  • Slanguage

    “How can you afford that?” “Girl Math” “Ur delulu!” “I ate that test!” “I was cooked by it.” “U slayed.” “Bet” “It’s time to glow up.” “CUL8R”  “Touch grass.” If you need help with the text dialogue above between two young teen girls, here you go!  “How can you afford that?” “Girl Math” (A term…

  • When I’m 94

    Grandma Harris was eighty years old when I first knew her and lived to the age of ninety-four. I never saw her walk unassisted; her health confined her either to bed or to “Grandma’s Chair” in her quaint room with its lace curtains and dark Victorian furniture. My sister and I would visit her in…