August 11, 2022
Volume 52 - No. 31
By Friedrich Gomez
There is an amusing grandparent anecdote where grandpa and grandma stop by a roadside restaurant to enjoy lunch before continuing their journey to visit their grandkids. There at the lunch table grandma forgets her sunglasses, which she doesn’t remember until she and grandpa are back on the freeway. This causes grandpa to start fussing and complaining as he tries to find a place to turn back around. Grandpa’s complaining soon stops as they drive into the restaurant The Paper - 760.747.7119
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parking lot. As they both get out of the car, grandpa mumbles to himself, “Well, I guess while I’m in there I might as well get my hat.”
The story always makes me chuckle. Everyone has fond, loving memories of their grandparents and for good reason – they often bring laughter and sunshine to an often dark world.
GRANDPARENT POPULATION ON THE RISE. Grandpas and grandmas are making big history right now. According to the New
York Times and U. S. Census Bureau, there are more grandparents in America than ever before. As a matter of fact, the grandparent population explosion in the U. S. has risen by 24 percent since the year 2001. And this year, in 2022, the ranks of grandparents is currently at a historic 77 millionstrong! GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDKIDS. There is little doubt that grandparents are often indispensable, even life-saving elements in our lives. Their values
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and teachings often affect us throughout our respective lifetimes; their wisdom even shapes us for the better and helps us find our true selves and our rightful place in the world we live. You are never truly alone, when you have grandma and grandpa to guide you.
That grandparents play an integral part of our lives is not just a fanciful exercise in sentiment and nostalgia – it’s just plain fact.