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    Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa: 100+ Conversation Starters for Grandparents of Any Age
    Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa: 100+ Conversation Starters for Grandparents of Any Age
    Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa: 100+ Conversation Starters for Grandparents of Any Age
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    Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa: 100+ Conversation Starters for Grandparents of Any Age

    By Stuart Gustafson and Robin Freedman Spizman

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    What is your favorite family memory?
    How did the world you grew up in differ from today's world?
    Is there anything in life you wish you did, but never have?

    From childhood and family matters to aspirations and fears, these are just a few of the thought-provoking questions you will find in Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa. This wonderfully compelling book helps you gain a deeper understanding of your eldest family members and discover some interesting family history too!

    Through intimate conversations, you will soon know more about your grandparents than you ever thought possible. Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa promises to open up your relationship and strengthen the bond between you for years to come. And with plenty of space to write in your answers, it truly is a keepsake worth preserving!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateJul 1, 2008
    ISBN9781440514944
    Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa: 100+ Conversation Starters for Grandparents of Any Age
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    Stuart Gustafson

    An Adams Media author.

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      Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma and Grandpa - Stuart Gustafson

      Questions

      toBring You

      Closer to

      Grandma &

      Grandpa

      Stuart Gustafson and Robyn Freedman Spizman

      9781598694802_0002_001

      Copyright © 2008 by Stuart Gustafson and Robyn Freedman Spizman Literary Works LLC

      All rights reserved.

      This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any

      form without permission from the publisher; exceptions

      are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews.

      Published by Adams Media,

      an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

      57 Littlefield Street

      Avon, MA 02322

      www.adamsmedia.com

      ISBN-10: 1-59869-480-4

      ISBN-13: 978-1-59869-480-2

      eISBN: 978-1-44051-494-4

      Printed in the United States of America.

      J I H G F E D C B A

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      is available from the publisher.

      This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.

      —From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations

      This book is available at quantity discounts for bulk purchases.

      For information, please call 1-800-289-0963.

      From Stuart Gustafson—I wish to dedicate this book to all the grandparents who are so excited by the sight and the sounds of their precious grandchildren. I never really knew my grandparents. My mom’s father had died at an early age, and her mother passed away when I was eleven. My dad’s father was killed in the same car crash that killed my dad when I was sixteen; and I did not have the chance to know his mom because we moved a lot when I was young—Dad was in the U.S. Navy. Being able to spend time with loving grandparents was a piece of life that I missed out on, and so I try to make up for it by spending time with my own loving family. Therefore, I give special thanks to my wife Darlene, and to our children, Adrianne and Woodrow. I consider myself to be truly blessed to have Robyn Freedman Spizman as my coauthor.

      From Robyn Spizman—To my parents, Phyllis and Jack Freedman, who have shared with me the joy of the generations past and celebrated the goal of preserving the special memories we all hold near and dear to our hearts. And to my husband, Willy, and our children, Justin and Ali, who make my life so worthwhile and create new memories that sustain me. And to Doug and Genie Freedman, Sam and Gena Spizman, Aunt Lois and Uncle Jerry, Aunt Ramona, and to my real life angel, Betty Storne, and The Spizman Agency, Jenny Corsey, my family and friends, too numerous to mention, you are permanently recorded in my mind and heart forever. To my grandparents, who no longer grace the earth, you wholeheartedly grace my spirit daily.

      contents

      Foreword

      Part 1: How to Use This Book

      Not All Grandparents Are the Same

      Part 2: Questions to Ask Your Grandma and Grandpa

      On Grandma and Grandpa’s Lives

      On Our Family History

      On Grandma and Grandpa’s Values

      On Marriage and Relationships

      On Grandma and Grandpa’s Dreams and Goals

      On Parenting, Children, and Being a Grandparent

      On Grandma and Grandpa’s Legacies

      Who Knows Grandma and Grandpa Best?

      Grandma and Grandpa’s Favorite Things

      A Few Final Words

      acknowledgments

      Once again we have been fortunate to have the support of the professional staff of Adams Media to guide us through the process of planning, writing, and editing. We want to particularly thank Karen Cooper, Director of Marketing; Beth Gissinger, Director of Publicity; Paula Munier, Acquisitions Editor, and Sara Stock, Project Manager. We are also very privileged to have the professional expertise of a fantastic agent—we extend our thanks to Meredith Bernstein for her advice and assistance. And, finally, we wish to acknowledge the excellent work of Willy Spizman, Jenny Corsey, and the award-winning Spizman Agency (www.spizmanagency.com) for the help they have given us along with their many talents and publicity efforts promoting our books, and especially the Questions to Bring You Closer series.

      Foreword

      Grandparents are the luckiest people in the world. They get to spend time with their grandchildren, buy presents for them, spoil them, and be loved by them. Can anyone think of a better job than that? The role of a grandparent doesn’t pay anything, but its rewards are immeasurable. Close your eyes and picture this—young grandchildren laughing and playing with smiling and energetic grandparents. Can’t you just hear the laughter, the squeals, and the happiness that surrounds all of them? This is such a beautiful image.

      However, not all grandchildren know that much about their grandparents. Just as we are all someone’s son or daughter, each of us is also a grandson or a granddaughter. The difference is that not everyone is fortunate to live close to his or her grandparents; or perhaps the grandparents are deceased. It is certainly quite a loss that not all grandparents can spend precious time with their

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