We have 7 smart, handsome/cute, successful - :) :) :)- grandchildren (5 boys and 2 girls). Now they, or at least the older ones are producing the cutest great-grandchildren in the world (of course). The oldest grand-daughters is a 24 college student while the other is a 4 year old in pre-school. When the 24YO (Kashmere) was in grade school she was asked to write a story about her family. Kashmere chose to write about us, her grandmothers. She had spent most week-ends with us after having lived with us for her first year. Kashmere wrote about how much she loved us and admired who we each were. Her teacher contacted her parents and informed them that her essay would not be posted because of the content. What the teacher missed was that by her actions, she made Kashmere into a strong fierce ally for LGBT people and issues. Kashmere stood up against bullies and the ignorant from that day forward. She wasn’t going to let prejudice get away with hurting anyone else and especially her grandmothers – us. Recently she researched and presented the topic – Civil Unions & Marriage, What Are The Legal Differences – in one of her college classes. So, while the elementary teacher’s motives were suspect, her actions really made the right impression on Kashmere.
That brings us to our youngest grand-daughter, 4YO Tara. We only see her for a month each year when we travel to her hometown and visit with her, her 8YO brother and parents. When we picked her up from pre-school for an afternoon visit, her teacher shared that all of her classmates were envious of Tara’s 2 grandmothers that lived together in an RV. They all wished that they had 2 grandmothers that lived together. So, not only is Tara lucky to have a better teacher than her cousin, she is growing up 20 years later than her cousin. We like to think that her cousin, Kashmere, has in some ways made Tara’s path smoother!
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