stepmom magazine february 2020

How I Met Your Grandma

Kids of Divorce, Family Ties & Forget Me Nots

By Krista L. Giovara

My youngest daughter once asked me, “Do you know my Nana and Papa?” I was shocked but also had to hold back a laugh. Her dad—my ex—and I had been married 13 years, together 17. We’d had four children and had spent countless holidays and vacations with her grandparents before we divorced. How could she not remember? Have you ever  experienced this? The answer was, “Yes.” I did know her Nana and Papa.

 
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