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May 2003

A Tribute To Grandmothers on Mother's Day

Matilda Cuomo
It is my special and unusual gift to be the grandmother of eleven wonderful granddaughters. My life has been enriched with all the shared experiences involving their development: their birthday parties, dance and musical recitals, school plays and grandparents’ days, etc. The holidays are festive and fun to share together. I hope that some day all of the girls, from the oldest (a high school senior) to the youngest (two months old) will cherish the memories as I do and know the happiness they have given me. I wish their great grandmothers were alive to share the great pride and love I have for them. We call them our precious jewels and that’s exactly what they are!
Pola Rosen
Being a grandmother is like a flower opening its petals to the warm sun, like dunking your tickly toes in the ocean, like soaring in the sky like a bird. My love for Emily is so great, it fills my heart with joy. Emily makes me laugh when she says on the telephone, Grandma, I'm sitting on your son! She amazes me by stating, there are no aliens on earth, only people. As she explores her world with a wonder and freshness that is uniquely hers, I too enter her world and forge the unbreakable bonds of grandmother and granddaughter that will endure over time.
Eva Cooper
I have been blessed with “great” grandchildren and have had the opportunity to travel with them and share great times.
Carol Cohen
Here are some of the joys of being a grandmother. The first time my tiny, baby granddaughter opened her eyes and fixed a penetrating gaze on me, I thought, “She knows who I am.” My older granddaughter, now six, who recently, when admiring an adult friend’s ornamental pool, commented, “Isn’t that papyrus growing in your pool?” And then added, to the woman’s further astonishment, “I’m obsessed with ancient Egypt.” I am to blame, having introduced her to the Metropolitan Museum and its Egyptian collection. My two-year old grandson grew frustrated with me when I didn’t understand what “horse music” referred to, and finally cried out, “Grandma, Beethoven, Beethoven!” Ah, yes, the “Pastoral Symphony” courtesy of Disney’s “Fantasia.” Being a grandmother means having time for such treasured moments, unconditional love given and received, the spirit to have fun, be indulgent, and the luxury of going home at the end of an exhilarating day.
 

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