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----------------------------------------------- On the Origin of Grandmas They pinch your cheeks, knit you sweaters and feed you mountains of mashed potatoes. Is that why you're still alive? by, Anne Holden 02 May 2007 Visiting the grandparents is a time-honored tradition here in America. We pile into the minivan, Chips Ahoy and Travel Yahtzee at the ready, and drive for an eternity. Then upon arrival, exhausted and dehydrated, we are immediately smothered by sloppy grandmotherly kisses, immense amounts of food, questions, cuddles and, of course, lots and lots of presents. Long-distance grandparents are a fact of the modern world. Job opportunities and advanced schooling pull parents from one urban center to another, leaving hometowns and family circles behind. According to a 1997 survey from the American Journal of Sociology, fewer than 60% of U.S. women… http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/the-evoluion-of-grandmothering/
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