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I always just assumed that my parents and Mr. MPB’s parents would use the names that we used for our grandparents as kids.  For example, my grandparents were grandpa and grandma.  So, I assumed when my parents became grandparents, they’d just use grandpa and grandma. Well, it turns out I was completely wrong! My grandparents were Grandma and Grandpa, so I just assumed that’s what my parents would use.  But, I was… Read More

The battle for Christmas 2017 recently took over our lives. Mr. MPB’s family wants us to fly to see them. My family wants their traditional Christmas eve gathering. And, Mr. MPB and I want Christmas morning at home. We have decided we will not negotiate Christmas morning at home.  We want a special morning as a family, and since we are the parents we are not going to negotiate on this.  Also,… Read More