tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post2619533574346465054..comments2023-10-08T08:48:18.513-04:00Comments on The Dalai Grandma: Mothers and MomsJeanne Desyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800258273705288582noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-6183384845654443282012-05-12T22:14:34.660-04:002012-05-12T22:14:34.660-04:00It's funny about parenting here and now; we ex...It's funny about parenting here and now; we expect to set our children loose into the world, independent of us. Many people expect them to move anywhere in the wide world. It's only been these last 50-100 years in America, maybe anywhere, that people thought they would raise children who they did not expect to provide the ultimate social security in their old age.Jeanne Desyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800258273705288582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-45710294636625347712012-05-12T09:12:24.552-04:002012-05-12T09:12:24.552-04:00Great story, Jeanne. I read it with rapt interest....Great story, Jeanne. I read it with rapt interest. I know my Polish grandparents were pretty austere with their own children, so I could picture the Sunday roll family fairly well. <br /><br />Your last line about the unique honour of celebrating Mother's Day choked me up. Thank you.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123326368423499292.post-58896202156442124792012-05-11T21:33:03.634-04:002012-05-11T21:33:03.634-04:00Note the contrast: I grew up calling my father &qu...Note the contrast: I grew up calling my father "Dad" and my mother "Mother". She insisted upon it. I suspect my relationship with her would have been somewhat different if she had been my "mom". I wonder now just how...<br /><br />Bob P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com