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PASSAGE NINETY-TWO

Grandparents' decision

1.As a third-generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away. 

2.Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help their children, she politely refused. 

3.Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. 

4.Today all three generations regard the move to a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.

5.No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren. 

6.Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. 

7.According to a study by grandparents.com, 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson’s decision will influence grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.

8.“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,” says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grand magazine for grandparents. 

9.“We now realize how important family is and how important is it to be near them, especially when you’re raising children.” Moving is not for everyone. 

10.Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. 

11.Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.

第九十二篇

祖父母的决定

1.作为德克萨斯州布朗斯维尔的第三代居民，米尔德里德·加尔扎从未打算搬家。

2.甚至当她的女儿和儿子要求她搬到圣安东尼奥帮助他们的孩子时，她也礼貌地拒绝了。

3.经过一年的友好讨论，加尔扎最终同意了。那是四年前的事了。

4.今天，三代人都认为这次搬迁是成功的，这让他们的关系比在不同的城市里更亲密。

5.没有统计数据显示有多少像加尔扎这样的祖父母与成年子女和孙辈走得更近。

6.然而，有证据表明，这一趋势正在加剧。就连奥巴马总统的岳母玛丽安·罗宾逊也同意离开芝加哥，搬到白宫帮忙照顾她的孙女。

7.根据grandparents.com的一项研究，83%的人认为罗宾逊夫人的决定将影响美国家庭的祖父母。三分之二的人认为会有更多的家庭效仿奥巴马一家。

8.《祖父母》杂志的出版人克里斯汀·克罗斯比说:“在20世纪60年代，我们都有点狂野，不能离开家太远或太快，以证明我们自己可以做到。”

9.“我们现在意识到家庭是多么重要，和他们在一起是多么重要，尤其是当你抚养孩子的时候。”并不是每个人都适合搬家。

10.几乎每个祖父母都想和孙辈在一起，也愿意做出牺牲，但有时说不、经常看望孙辈是更明智的做法。

11.让你的孙子孙女远离你是很难的，尤其是知道你的成年孩子正在挣扎，但放弃你所熟悉的生活可能更难。