Word: callis
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Overwhelmingly, grandparents say, the greatest benefit is getting to know their grandchildren better--and having their grandchildren know them. Phyllis Bierstedt, 68, of Wilmington, Del., took her 16-year-old granddaughter Calli Speakman of Dover, Del.--one of 11 grandkids--to France last summer on a Familyhostel tour. "Having her alone and learning and seeing together created a bond that didn't exist before," she says. "It was really a gift to me as well, because my husband died a year...
...understand Calli better, hearing about modern teen life from a teenager. And Calli saw her grandmother in a new light. "She's so upbeat all the time--more than when she's with the family--and so social," Calli says. She adds with a giggle, "I realized we're a lot alike: we both like to be the center of attention...
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