Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Category: Grandparents
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At a New York Mahjong Tournament, a Younger Generation at the Table
Green Tile Social Club hosted its first tournament, where a younger generation gathered to play an old game and meet new friends.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Does My Grandma Need to Know I’m Gay?
Ahead of Mother’s Day, the advice columnist John Paul Brammer (a.k.a. ¡Hola Papi!) has a reminder: Loving your abuela doesn’t have to mean telling her everything.
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My Grandfather-in-Law, My Roommate
Life lessons from a 97-year-old lawyer of the old school.
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My In-Laws Gave Gifts to Two Grandchildren, but Not to a Third. Help!
Two years after one of her children received a generous birthday gift, a reader wonders whether to intervene on behalf of her overlooked child.
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The Loophole for Grandparents in the New FAFSA Rules
Even amid the botched rollout of the new financial aid form, a rule change will let some grandparents help pay for college without compromising aid eligibility.
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At 93, Teaching Me About Possibility
When I abandoned “grayspeak” — talking to elders like they are toddlers — my conversations with my grandmother finally began.
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Broadway Babies, Singing Show Tunes for Seniors
What happened when four young theater actors performed for an older generation? “I was expecting to have the best show ever and that happened.”
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This Holiday Season, The Best Gifts Cost Nothing at All
In a season of high spirits and spirited spending, experts say focusing on sentiment over receipts is more likely to bring holiday cheer.