Grandma’s the Name
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Young at Heart
By Linda Williams Aber

Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.
~Author Unknown

I am a fourth-generation writer and a first-generation “Grandma.” My own grandmother was called “Honie” by all of us, and that started because she called us “honey,” and we returned the favor. Or so I thought. What actually is true is that Honie felt too young to be called Grandma and so encouraged something less age-related. Since her name was Helen, she contracted it to Honie.

That tradition continued with my own mother when I had my children. Having a career in the glamorous field of writing and possessing a special talent, she considered these names: “Glamour” and “Talent.” I believe we all discouraged that, but there was a name waiting for her. (Keep reading)