tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post8697862485096904509..comments2023-06-02T15:46:37.487+02:00Comments on JOURNEY INTO ELDERHOOD: The New NormalGrandmother Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-11639004542686310982012-06-30T16:09:14.580+02:002012-06-30T16:09:14.580+02:00Thanks, Patti. What a sweet thing to say!Thanks, Patti. What a sweet thing to say!Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-45008797658662938082012-06-30T04:08:20.496+02:002012-06-30T04:08:20.496+02:00Your family seems awesome. I have really enjoyed r...Your family seems awesome. I have really enjoyed reading about your reunions with the women, your visits with your daughter and her family, your adventures with your beautiful grandchildren, and all the family celebrations you've shared with us.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-13808140707777396922012-06-28T16:10:09.814+02:002012-06-28T16:10:09.814+02:00Great way to say it!Great way to say it!Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-51987692954102037572012-06-27T22:45:28.981+02:002012-06-27T22:45:28.981+02:00smiles...sound like you have a very cool family......smiles...sound like you have a very cool family...i think the diversity just makes the soup all the better you know...smiles...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-51950555556843574992012-06-27T22:11:06.864+02:002012-06-27T22:11:06.864+02:00Is that it? I do get excited when we gather and I ...Is that it? I do get excited when we gather and I listen to the stories so different than mine and come away in awe! How else would I learn all this?Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-27691693430394027532012-06-27T21:54:11.092+02:002012-06-27T21:54:11.092+02:00It's real for us and we can either embrace it ...It's real for us and we can either embrace it and those we love who embody it or fight it and lose those we love. You know which I chose.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-89004532971913795302012-06-27T21:32:50.933+02:002012-06-27T21:32:50.933+02:00You all are a Modern Family!!! love itYou all are a Modern Family!!! love itnannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627958113283042574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-16134988148110045042012-06-27T02:31:30.444+02:002012-06-27T02:31:30.444+02:00I think maybe the good old days were a myth. And t...I think maybe the good old days were a myth. And the new normal is real. Isn't that great!Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-80062366199495095142012-06-26T20:43:05.208+02:002012-06-26T20:43:05.208+02:00It's a fun exercise- look at your own extended...It's a fun exercise- look at your own extended family, see what is and celebrate it!Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-87725058317809177612012-06-26T20:40:58.567+02:002012-06-26T20:40:58.567+02:00I like that- plentiful possibilities!I like that- plentiful possibilities!Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-78889785996109528782012-06-26T20:39:23.011+02:002012-06-26T20:39:23.011+02:00The title to the show made me look and guess what ...The title to the show made me look and guess what I found?!Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-92134376683701813292012-06-26T20:37:27.116+02:002012-06-26T20:37:27.116+02:00Acceptance brings enrichment to us all, rejection ...Acceptance brings enrichment to us all, rejection breeds self-hatred and we don't want that for our children.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-11256249326347132852012-06-26T20:29:35.953+02:002012-06-26T20:29:35.953+02:00Just by being open to the the diversity that alrea...Just by being open to the the diversity that already exists in any family. And what's that alternative?Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-65606366938012566162012-06-25T06:08:51.510+02:002012-06-25T06:08:51.510+02:00Your family is a wonderful example of the New Norm...Your family is a wonderful example of the New Normal. It makes life's possibilities so much more plentiful.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-11034609421002229342012-06-25T04:01:18.944+02:002012-06-25T04:01:18.944+02:00I love it! This is the new normal. Perhaps it wo...I love it! This is the new normal. Perhaps it would have been sooner if folks were a bit more accepting.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-36808902094025686302012-06-24T17:38:36.263+02:002012-06-24T17:38:36.263+02:00Your family is a microcosm of the whole world, pra...Your family is a microcosm of the whole world, practically! You are all loving, accepting people. Good for all of you.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-61949742515868669322012-06-24T16:56:10.134+02:002012-06-24T16:56:10.134+02:00We have expanded their world!We have expanded their world!Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.com