Fast Forward to Today

Closeness with my mom didn’t take very long to develop. Today we talk about intimate subjects, such as health, retirement choices, finances and family. I do believe she truly cares, as do I. We haven’t been able to see each other in 9 months due to COVID-19, so I hate to be wasting precious time. I have recently become a grandmother, and she has been highly engaged in pictures and details until she can visit in person. I had to send her a coffee mug with her new name: GiGi

I so appreciate that and hope my new grandson can one day know his great grandmother on a personal level. Truly a miracle that we get to share this so late in our lives. It seems fitting to say right now that the bond even between a grandmother and a grandchild is stronger than I ever imagined. When you watch your daughter have a baby, your own memories come flooding back around childbirth, recovery, nursing, changes in your identity, and even mourning the loss of your old life. As I watch my child navigate her new devotion to this little human, it is an incredible milestone for a parent. I’d love to hear my own mother’s thoughts on this topic, as she didn’t get the chance to raise her own baby or watch her baby have a baby. She does, however, get a front row seat as a great grandmother now.