You Are Not Your Parents: How Making Peace With the Past Shifted My Parenting Skills September 22, 2015 by Ginger Stickney Leave a Comment My grandmother died a few days before Christmas. Fortunately, I got to visit her before things began to deteriorate rapidly. She met my youngest daughter and I was able to see her during her good days. My relationship with my grandmother, you see, has been complicated. As a child I simply adored her, but as a young woman, her disappointment in my choices left a gap between us. … [Read more...]