Author Archives: dgermann
Well poised
Elders are poised to be For the Grandchildren: financially ok, well educated, healthy, other-oriented, diverse. :- Doug.
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Benefit grandchildren?
What is it about elders that can benefit grandchildren? :- Doug.
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Opening a door
With a POA we are opening a door to better caring; we are closing a door to those who might not make the best choices. :- Doug.
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Leaving anecdotes
Some prophets of old acted out their message in peculiar ways: Ezekiel lay on his left side for 390 days; Isaiah wandered around naked; Hosea married a prostitute. They were leaving anecdotes For the Grandchildren. :- Doug.
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Old people are like lawyers:
Old people are like lawyers: we tell disparaging jokes about them as a class, but we love our own. :- Doug.
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Our gift?
What do we have to give the grandchildren? It is not up to us to determine how they receive it. Simply put it out there. :- Doug.
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Play form
Living, even part time, For the Grandchildren can be an art form. So too with the grandchildren we can create a play form. :- Doug.
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100 McDonald’s
100 McDonald’s = 109 nursing homes (2016 data). It seems we’re lovin’ more than Mickey D. :- Doug.
Grandchild by grandchild
Not everybody becomes an elder; not every moment can you be an elder; but you can be by moments, grandchild by grandchild. :- Doug.
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How we culminate lives
The whole meaning of our culture is wrapped up in how we culminate lives, how we see elders, treat them. These are us. :- Doug.
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Old grow?
Grow old Meaning? While old still growing? Old grows? Old grow? Meaning grows? :- Doug.
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Don’t keep people safe!
I don’t want a nursing home to keep people alive: for goodness’ sake, don’t keep people safe: rather keep people lively. :- Doug.
Play makes grow
Play makes grow a child—and an elder. :- Doug.
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