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    Planting a garden

    I finished turning up my garden over the past week. The weather has been great around here, although a bit breezy. I'm going to end up with beans, peas, corn, butter beans, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, watermelons and probably one or two more things. What do others plant here?
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    Not enough homework

    I just saw a thread here about too much homework. I was complaining yesterday because our grandson never has homework. He says he does it all in school. Frankly, I think something is wrong when students come home from school day after day with little or no homework. The schools could at least...
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    How much to spend

    I know my wife and I are guilty of spending too much money on our grandchild. He has always had the latest toy, and now he even has an iPad, although I'm not buying the new one for him. He's only thirteen. How overboard do other grandparents go? It's good that we didn't have a ton of grandchildren.
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    Grandparents friends with mom and dad

    Even though our son and daughter-in-law aren't married any more, we treat both parents as though they are our special people. When we have a cookout, we invite our grandson and both of his parents. I believe she is still his mother, and still our daughter-in-law. Is this weird, or are we helping...
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    Grandfathers and children

    I'm one of those grandfathers who finds he has more time to be involved in his grandchildren's lives than he did their parents. It works out for our family, and our kids are grateful. We love spending time with the younger ones.
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