Being a grandmother can stir a host of unexpected issues and feelings--poignant awareness of our own aging, potential conflicts over childrearing with sons and daughters and their spouses, ambivalence about how involved we can or want to be with grandkids, insecurity or resentment about our place in the lives of our children's families, and, of course, deep joy. In this workshop, we'll share our own stories about being "Grandma" or "Nana" or "Gram"--the surprising discoveries we've made about the role, the unspoken difficulties, the serene pleasures. Through guided writing exercises and discussion, we'll identify the stories beneath the stories: the age-old myths and archetypes, as well as the 21st-century challenges and complications, shaping our own experience of grandmotherhood. Please come prepared with a fresh notebook and pens.