{"id":10288,"date":"2016-10-25T22:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T02:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?p=10288"},"modified":"2016-10-25T22:08:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T02:08:30","slug":"life-changes-how-did-this-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/life-changes-how-did-this-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Changes How Did This Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early spring 2016, moments before an admission was divulged by a meek looking son, bringing life changes. I&#8217;ve seen that face before; unsure of what was coming, I braced myself for the announcement that most often left me emotionally spent.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sensitive to his feeling and vicariously empathize his feelings and emotions through his experiences. As soon as the secret was out, I was relieved as it was clear he was bursting with excitement.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/c79db76bcd3dc531b8c6fc9b5b6f0d34-3.jpg?resize=236%2C276&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Life Changes grand mother parent\" width=\"236\" height=\"276\" \/>This news was different and very happy indeed; we would have a grand child by Christmas. I&#8217;ve waited for this for some time; a mother knows when a child starts nesting.<\/p>\n<p>Herein lies the transformation, I&#8217;m learning to accept the process of aging and how quickly life changes. Oddly enough, I don&#8217;t feel old enough to be called grandmother; I&#8217;ll embrace the role however. As I mulled over moving up the generation rung; I realized that I was the age of my in-laws and parents when we were doing the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;How can I be a grandmother when I still feel like the young girl with a younger on my hip. #daily #prompt &#8221; username=&#8221;Bodynsoil&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Decorating for the holidays takes on a new meaning. Will we hang stockings for everyone, adults included; or only the children? The trouble with this, I&#8217;m not sure our son is ready to let go of our little tradition: how much will his stocking hold!<\/p>\n<p>Everyone wants to know what we want to be called, as we are new grandparents. I think that will evolve between Nana\/Nona, Mem\/Pep, Memiere\/Pepere, granna\/grandpa, as you see the list is endless.<\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;It&#8217;s true what they say about time moving so quickly when you least expect it. &#8221; username=&#8221;Bodynsoil&#8221;]<br \/>\nI&#8217;m feeling like Barbara Steinwyck proclaiming how young she felt. I was young when the irony first struck me, here i am years later living this emotion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hw7E9H-68rs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.wordpress.com\/prompts\/transformation-2\/\">Transformation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early spring 2016, moments before an admission was divulged by a meek looking son, bringing life changes. 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