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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It is not only possible to spend gobs of money on your little rug rats but also gobs of your time. Boomers claim to have redefined many aspects of life – from open family dialoge to ways to influence politics, now are they redefining grandparenthood? They rarely gave us toys or money. It’s my grandkid!”.

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The Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family Program

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The family that we “adopted” was a grandmother (I will call her Tanya, but not her real name) and her 3 grandkids. Every year I question if we should participate in the program, especially if money is tight for my family. Our kids sensed something was different. We weren’t in Kansas anymore.

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