I Moved In With My 96-Year-Old Grandmother After My Divorce

No one loves you like grandma. No one loves you like grandma. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Scary Mommy Daily]( Jun. 18, 2024 [I Moved In With My 96-Year-Old Grandmother After My Divorce]( Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Shutterstock QUALITY TIME [I Moved In With My 96-Year-Old Grandmother After My Divorce]( This week, we’re tackling a big topic at Scary Mommy: The Sandwich Generation. How many of you are stuck in the middle, caring for young kids and aging relatives at once? It’s a very common experience, and we want to talk about it. First up: we have a lovely piece by writer Becky Vieira about how she moved in with her 96-year-old grandmother after she got divorced. “I’d always been close with her. 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