Police charge Lashburn, Sask. man in Battlefords grandparent scam
RCMP say community assistance played a key role in an investigation into numerous reports of someone posing as a grandchild to extort money from victims in the Battlefords area in January.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/lashburn-sask-man-charged-battlefords-grandparent-scam-9.7216876?cmp=rss

Having my Great Aunt Ida around while I was growing up was a wonderful treat. It was like having an extra grandparent. I think of her every day. #family #families #relative #relatives #aunt #aunts #greataunt #greataunts #1970s #senior #seniorcitizen #seniorcitizens #elderly #elder #elders #nuclearfamily #grandparent #grandparents #grandmother #grandmothers

Man who killed star Olympic swimmer charged in multimillion-dollar grandparent scam
U.S. prosecutors have accused Glen Crossley, the 56-year-old Montrealer who killed a Canadian Olympic gold medallist in a hit-and-run, of scamming elderly Americans as part of a multimillion-dollar grandparent scam network.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/glen-crossley-grandparent-scam-9.7195252?cmp=rss

Man who killed star Olympic swimmer charged in multimillion-dollar grandparent scam
U.S. prosecutors have accused Glen Crossley, the 56-year-old Montrealer who killed a Canadian Olympic gold medallist in a hit-and-run, of scamming elderly Americans as part of a multimillion-dollar grandparent scam network.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/glen-crossley-grandparent-scam-9.7195252?cmp=rss

Woman who stole $70K in grandparent scam should get house arrest, lawyers argue
A Calgary woman who participated in a grandparent scam, stealing thousands of dollars from elderly victims, including three who were in their 90s, should get to serve her sentence at home, lawyers argued Friday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alana-duncan-grandparent-scam-fraud-guilty-sentencing-9.7159841?cmp=rss

My paternal grandmother, Harriet Frazier Daup, was the most influential person in my life. She was very creative and progressive. 1982. #family #families #grandparent #grandparents #grandmother #grandmothers #grandma #grandmas #nana #nanas #granny #grannies #1980s #modern #forwardthinking #progressive #classy #modern #hip #withit #garden #gardener #gardening #dog #dogs #canine #canines #pet #pets #furbaby #furbabies #homeinterior #homedecorating #twentiethcentury

Mom claims she has the 'key' to being a great mother-in-law, and it's way too accurate

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/toxic-mother-in-law-ex1

I did not ask to be a #grandparent. I did not ask to be a #parent, three decades previous. The latter was wheedled & sighed & cajoled & persuaded out of me, so eventually i relented & went along, to get along [& didn't that all end up so splendidly, 13 years later...🙄🤦‍♀️]. The former was ofc not in any way within my control, & arrived as a fait accompli, then again, & again. The advent of the latter does not magically sweep away all my brokenness, & I simply can't find a way thru. It blew up again yesterday, hence a miserable day & night. What a mess. 👎😭

#depression #socialphobia #failedtransition #family #impossibleroles #unreasonableexpectations #misery