Grandparents

April 6, 2024
Published by TEDDY WAYNE at April 6, 2024
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My Grandfather-in-Law, My Roommate

Life lessons from a 97-year-old lawyer of the old school. My wife and I unexpectedly lost our Brooklyn lease in the summer of 2022. With preposterous […]
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April 3, 2024
Published by Frank Rojas at April 3, 2024
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‘Carefluencers’ Are Helping Older Loved Ones, and Posting About It

On the east side of San Jose, Calif., there is an abuela who seems to have more grandchildren than she can count. “A lot of people […]
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January 11, 2024
Published by Rhonda Garelick at January 11, 2024
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The Silent Glamour of Melania Trump’s Mother, Amalija Knavs

In public, Amalija Knavs did not adhere to the stereotypes of an American grandmother. Throughout the Trump presidency, Amalija Knavs — mother to first lady Melania […]
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December 22, 2023
Published by Richard Morgan at December 22, 2023
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At 93, Teaching Me About Possibility

When I abandoned “grayspeak” — talking to elders like they are toddlers — my conversations with my grandmother finally began. Awake from a nap in her […]
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September 27, 2023
Published by Callie Holtermann at September 27, 2023
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Gerry Turner Is the First ‘Golden Bachelor.’ Just Don’t Call Him a Silver Fox.

Gerry Turner, 72, is the lead of ABC’s new dating show — and ready to look for love again. Women keep approaching Gerry Turner in airports, […]
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June 9, 2023
Published by Desiree Cooper at June 9, 2023
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What if I Hadn’t Been There to Catch Them?

I never thought I’d be experiencing the heartache and joys of raising three small children, alone, at 62. I yelled at the children to get into […]
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June 7, 2023
Published by Jennifer Harlan at June 7, 2023
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Traveling the World With Your Best Friend at Any Age

“It’s Never Too Late” is a series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. When Eleanor Hamby […]
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October 21, 2022
Published by Kevin Hershey at October 21, 2022
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Young, Gay and Single Among the Nuns and Widows

After graduating from college, I pictured myself scrolling through Grindr, not living with my grandmother. When I graduated from college in Portland, Ore., eight years ago, […]
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June 24, 2022
Published by Ariel Kanter at June 24, 2022
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What They Wanted

My grandparents died as they lived: on their own terms and holding hands. There was nothing traditional about my grandparents, other than, perhaps, my grandmother’s rabid […]
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December 14, 2021
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at December 14, 2021
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘A Child I’ll Never Meet’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Poem in My Pocket Walking home, I stopped before a poet for […]
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