Shirley Glass

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Whether they had grandchildren.

Somebody announced that one of their children was pregnant with the first grandchild.

Everybody went, oh, and they clapped, you know.

So that's the epitome.

whether their children were successful in their lives, how much they liked their child's spouse and got along with them.

Yes, I told you that there were several people there who did not like their child's choice of a partner at the time that they got married, but had grown to love them very much, and in some cases even liked them better than their own child.

Yeah, a lot of people talked about walking on eggshells.

And how can I, several people said, well, what's the right way to give advice?

And, of course, the answer is you don't give advice unless somebody asks you for it.

Yes, because the parents have...

dream of how they thought it was going to be and it seldom matches the dream that was definitely true of my mom and my dad and me they definitely I was not living the dream at all anyway back to the tape you know one person said that her children are all single all this far away and she said she is she and her husband are very lonely

And what's happened, you know, the good part is that they've gotten much closer to each other because they realize that they're all that they have.

Look, I'm glad for any time I can get with my children.

Hey, is Barry there?

Yes, he is.

He's on another call.

Do you wish to hold or I could take a message or you can leave one on his voicemail?

It doesn't matter.

I'll put it right on his voicemail.