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The tradition of the National Grandparents Day was started by Marian McQuade, a housewife who lived in Flayette, West Virginia. McQuade’s key motivation was championing the causes of lonely elderly people in nursing homes. Marian also had a hope of swaying grandchildren into tapping the heritage and wisdom their grandparents bestowed on them. In the year 1978, President Jimmy Carter first proclaimed that the National Grandparents Day was to be celebrated each year, the first Sunday following Labor Day. McQuade made educating youngsters on contributions made by senior citizens in society her goal. She went further convincing the young in adopting a grandparent for life and caring for them. The National Grandparents Day statute that was passed by the congress cites that the purpose of that day was in the honor of grandparents, to provide for them a chance of loving their grandchildren and assist them in realizing the information, guidance and strength old people are capable of giving. The official song for this great day is Johnny Prill’s song ‘A Song for Grandma and Grandpa’ with the official flower being the forget-me-not flowers

Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade began her campaign of setting aside this special day fro every grandparent in the year 1970. Initially, the campaigns were conducted through churches, political leaders and businesses but later they extended statewide. Senator Jennings Randolph was very instrumental in this great project. Before being officially proclaimed by President Jimmy Carter as a National Grandparents Day, Governor Arch Moore of West Virginia proclaimed the first Grandparents day in 1973. Senator Randolph went ahead and introduced a resolution for Grandparents Day in the Senate of the United States. Letters were sent to businesses, churches, and may other national organizations that had interest in senior citizens. Marian Lucille McQuade and Joe, her husband had 15 children who bore her 40 grandchildren plus 8 great grandchildren. Though her campaigns began in 1970, her work dated back to 1956. She worked tirelessly with various states. In 1971, Marian was elected as West Virginia Committee on Aging Vice-Chair and at the same time was elected by Governor Arch A. Moore as one of the Delegates in the White House Conference on Aging.

There are activities to be observed on this family day by senior organizations, churches and schools in honor of this day. A number of families hold family reunions and other hold small private family gatherings. Board games easy to play by both the old and young also add fun to family gatherings and enhance intergenerational interaction. Story telling times are also used in large family gatherings. As grandparents day approaches, grandchildren and children identify and date photos in old family albums. National Grandparents Day presents a perfect time for enhancing communication between generations. Special talents like cooking, quilting, and sculpting, are passed on to those displaying interest. Old family songs, dances and music and their origins and meaning are vital in maintaining the family background. Over years, the National Grandparents Day has reconstructed family trees providing children with the chance of learning the ancestral lines to their families. The Grandparents Day denotes loving spirits for the elderly living within families all through the year. Today, this great event started by just a few people has gained popularity and is commemorated by millions of people all through the United States.

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There’s this guy I met online chatting. Ok, at first we used to chat all of the time. I don’t know if he just wanted to be friends or if he was seeking something more, but slowly. Thing is, I’m involved but on the verge of breaking it off with my current, and for good reason which I explained in detail to my online friend. My friend online knows this and the more distant I grow from my current, the more distant my online friend grows from me. Why is that. I can tell he used to get jealous of me chatting to other guys, because he would private message me and inquire of my exchanges with other men, mind you, on a chat board, of all places. He would also ask me about my daily plans and “what are you doing?”, and kind of get upset if I mention another guy, just in passing conversation. Yet, he has no qualms in mentioning other females to me and has reportedly made up fictitious scenarios involving him and said women. Is he trying to make me jealous? Is he trying to make me pine for him? I’m confused. If I mention his antics and he will just stonewall me, as if nothing happened or like he didn’t see me ask him the question (this all happens in chat sessions between me and him). He will also go for days and one time a week without contacting me, and when he comes back, he’ll say something along the lines of, “oh, I guess we’re not talking, huh?” Projecting.
Knowing darn well I have tried to contact him. He’s online all the time at Home and at work.
Is he trying to play me, or is he just a shy guy who cannot express himself and just wants to fall back and see how/where the chips fall with me and my current? I’ve been in contact with him for 6 months, and I don’t usually make friends on the internet, let alone divulge personal info about myself… so, even if there was no intimate feeling, I would still feel let down and betrayed due to his stonewalling. He’s been distant lately, and I’m not the only one who’s noticed. I make no effort to contact him just so I don’t look clingy and desperate, and the few times he did contact me in the last couple weeks, he talked about his child and his sick elder relative… which I don’t mind, but I’d rather see how he’s doing. With his limited contact, stonewalling, and refusal to chat like we used to, is he trying to send me a subtle message?

I also am confused because he will say something about me not being available to chat (although my status says ‘online’), even after we clear up the misunderstanding about our availability, he STILL won’t hit me up. ONLY when he’s ready to chat, do we chat, these days.

I’m confused.He sort of grew on me in a way, and I am curious to know what the deal really is, since he won’t open up most times. Any advice, opinions or suggestions.

One thing I am very forgiving, compassionate and yielding, simply because I prefer a stress-free existence. He asked me what my worst personality traits are, and I told him that. I told him the way people perceive it, is what make it an undesirable trait in me, because they mistake it as weakness. Is he taking advantage of that? He also used to say he’s crazy and that he’ll wait til he gets comfortable to reveal his “true self’” What kind of person says that? Certainly not a crazy person, since any true crazy person wouldn’t know they’re crazy.

Is he stringing me along by playing mind games, or is he truly a sociopath of sorts?

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