Grandpa only gets 30 minutes for lunch, so after my grandson has lunch with Mommy (my daughter), he and I take a ride to where Grandpa works and he shares a little of Grandpa's lunch. More >>

I am the 'Nana' to 9 wonderful grandchildren--the product of two of my four children (the daughters). The children range in age from 15 months to 9 years. I am blessed to live in close proximity to all of them, and the 'cousins' spend much time together. More >>

Some responses to Dr. Laura's Facebook question: "What is your favorite memory from spending time with your grandparents?" More >>

After many years and being a grandfather, I'm learning to consider children as young people. They're bright and shiny pennies filled with the wonder of discovering the world. More >>

I phoned you about 6 months ago because I was trying to 'fix' my husband's relationship with his mother. She has nothing to do with us or our children while living only minutes away. More >>

...One day my Gramma was out, and my Grampa was in charge of me... I was maybe 2 1/2 years old. Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a gift, and it was one of my favorite toys.... More >>

A single, divorced mom of a toddler lives back at home with her parents, and she's taking advantage of Grandma's ability to stay at home to watch her child.... More >>

..."Our daughter is a single, divorced mom of a three-year-old, [I'm very sad already] she's still living at home with us while she attends college. [At least the little kid is in family.] She takes very good care of her child, but she likes to act like a 19-year-old instead of a 25-year-old in terms of friends, partying and going out with men..." More >>

Here's a trivia question:' Who invented the car seat belt?The answer?' Volvo's first safety engineer, Nils Bohlin, who invented it in 1959.' Prior to this invention, Bohlin designed a catapult ejector seat for airplane pilots.'This month is the 50th anniversary of the three-point safety belt, an invention that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives globally.' Volvo also made the patent available to other car makers, because they were convinced of the life-saving potential of this invention.Of course, just about everybody was against it at first:' it added cost to the car, no one wanted to promote cars as "death traps" by saying seat belts were there to save lives, and some people envisioned themselves trapped by a seat belt while a car was aflame or sinking into a watery grave.'Facts eventually won out over emotional responses, and safety experts estimate that seat belts increase your chance of surviving ANY collision by roughly 50 percent (according to a Fox News story).Of course, these days, there are many more safety precautions available to the average driver:' front and side air bags, pre-tensioners which tighten the safety belt straps when a collision is imminent, anti-lock braking system, and cars that talk to you when you're too close to a wall or to another car.'Nonetheless, all roads lead back to the seat belt.' You're just plain stupid if you don't use seat belts, and excuses like "it pinches," or you don't believe you'll ever have an accident or you forget just don't fly.The facts are that you will more likely die by ejection if you don't buckle up.' If you insist on not using your seat belt, please take out a million dollar life insurance policy for your family and friends.' That way, they can at least enjoy some benefit from your being so stubborn! More >>