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20 Things Grandparents Would Say if They Could
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What Would You Say?

Imagine you had one day (maybe Grandparents Day) to say whatever you wanted to your grandkids' parents. It might sound something like this compilation of comments made by friends of mine and visitors to Grandparents.com. The really scary part is that many of these sentiments could have been expressed 50 — or possibly 500 — years ago.


Barbara Graham is a Grandparents.com columnist.
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Barbara Graham is the editor of Eye of My Heart: 27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother (Harper, 2009). She is a frequent contributor to O: The Oprah Magazine and has written for Glamour, More, National Geographic Traveler, Redbook, Time, and Vogue. Graham lives with her husband in Washington, D.C., and has two grandchildren. Learn more at her website.
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