Tag Archives: grandparents
Forever Intertwined
My first friends were my cousins and siblings. After eating early family dinners, we spent many Sunday evenings sprawled across our grandparents’ bed. We lay sated, entranced by the television, our limbs crossing limbs, our heads lying on each other’s … Continue reading
Handwritten
When cleaning out my mother’s house of 50 years, I found a letter my grandmother wrote in 1979 to my mom. Upon seeing her handwriting, I was immediately in her presence, her love. Since then, I have been trying to … Continue reading
No Need to Be Anyone Else
After I fell down the stairs as a toddler, I became very timid. Hoping to expand my comfort zone, my parents signed me up for a baby gymnastics class, enlisting my grandfather to take me. Week after week, he sat … Continue reading
RAVE -Little Acts of Thoughtfulness
RAVE to the lady from Redmond who gave me the extra money to buy two prints at a garage sale! She hugged me and said, “Don’t you think we need more people like this in the world?!” RAVE to 5-year-old Nicole at our … Continue reading
Constancy in Candy
My grandmother kept a candy bowl on a table by her front door. Growing up, I would sneak butterscotches and strawberry sweets. During the pandemic, my grandmother moved into assisted living. On my first visit after lockdown, I saw how … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 