A father wants to give his adult son cash to make up for a childhood that was less privileged than his younger sisters'.
My wife and I can now afford to provide opportunities for our daughters that I was, as a single father, unable to provide for my son. For example, we took them on a vacation abroad and have funded savings accounts for both of them. In general, they live a more affluent lifestyle than my son did growing up.
But that’s also a generalized take on one very specific outcome. It says nothing of your son’s quality of life or his sense of purpose, and it certainly doesn’t prove he’d be someplace different if you’d been wealthier sooner. He could look at people who enjoyed cushier childhoods and believe he’s the one who lucked out.But tread realistically, too. It sounds as if he’s like most people in getting by just fine … as long as nothing unusually bad happens.
Our family tradition is to call grandparents Grandma and Grandpa. I rather prefer the Filipino terms Lola and Lolo. My thought is to be conscious about the baby’s Filipino heritage and let him know he has many identities, all of which are a part of him.My daughter is accusing me of cultural appropriation. There isn’t really any other grandparent term that I like as well as Lola and Lolo and truly dislike other terms like G-ma, Grannie, Grandmother, Memaw, Nana, etc.
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