Marie Holmes

1 month ago | buzzfeed.com | Marie Holmes

Parents·Posted 1 minute agoYou'll want to avoid these missteps to build strong, healthy relationships with your grandchildren and their parents. Bloom Productions via Getty Images We tend to think of grandparenting as easy and filled with joy compared to the long slog of parenting your own children.

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Marie Holmes

Education The author (not pictured) used her trust fund to pay for Columbia. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . I paid for Columbia University using the trust fund my grandfather set up for me. I sometimes wonder if that was a smart decision and wish I spent the money on a down payment.

1 month ago | buzzfeed.com | Marie Holmes

Parents·Posted 1 minute ago"My former mother-in-law showed up in my hospital room within 30 minutes of me pushing out my fifth daughter and told me, 'It’s a shame she’s a girl.'" Westend61 / Getty Images/Westend61 They may come to the hospital to meet their new grandchild, or perhaps introductions happen over video chat. In the emotional rush, sometimes grandparents do or say things that rub parents the wrong way.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Marie Holmes

BuzzFeed and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Elderly couple smiling and lovingly holding a baby, who is looking back at them with a joyful expressionThey may come to the hospital to meet their new grandchild, or perhaps introductions happen over video chat. In the emotional rush, sometimes grandparents do or say things that rub parents the wrong way.

1 month ago | huffpost.com | Marie Holmes

When I was in the 9th grade, the religion teacher at my Catholic girls school handed out an exercise for us to tackle in small groups. In this “real-life scenario,” we had to take on the roles of hospital administrators presented with a list of 10 or so patients. Everyone needed a kidney, but we only had three to give out. Our task was to decide, based on brief descriptions of each patient, who would receive a kidney — and who wouldn’t.