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Nipshagen has no relatives in Canada other than her 17-year-old son, and she said she felt her life was falling too much into a routine — something she hoped the post would change. To say it did would be an understatement. Nipshagen received dozens of responses and hundreds of Facebook 'likes,' according to HuffPost Canada. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. , and suddenly, she was a potential surrogate grandmother to dozens of people. "I was on a never-ending treadmill of going to work, coming home, watching Netflix, and not doing much else. I felt disconnected from the world, isolated and quite frankly, a bit lonely," she told the CBC. "I had a sense of not being useful or purposeful in this life and so I decided to do something about it and reach out to others to see if I could offer them company, or advice, or a tiny bit of wisdom, laughter, or insight over a cup of tea or coffee, or dinner." potential surrogate grandparents and grandchildren to each other at no charge. There are all sorts of people who might look for a surrogate grandparent: , people who have been rejected by their birth families because of their sexual or gender identities, or just people who live a long distance from the nearest relative. Sometimes, it's even simpler: Neighbor children have been known to "adopt" older couples. Entertainment $3 off popcorn and soft drink combos See more Entertainment offers > Betty Woodward had such an experience. Woodward and her husband live in New York, but their grandchildren live in the Midwest and South. But they've built a bond with two neighbor children. "They’re not our grandkids. And we don’t take the place of their grandparents. But we share a very special bond that only these two generations can really understand. It allows us to pour out some grandparenting love and savvy on two adorable kids who really appreciate it," Woodward writes on . "It was the idea of undivided attention from an older person that they really enjoyed," she wrote.
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For Surrogate Grandparents the Ties Still Bind
They get benefits of relationship — and so do their grandchildren
In just two years ‘Surrogate Grandparents US’ gained more than 2,500 members. Gallery Stock for nearby children (and sometimes, for adults), to the benefit of both parties. For example, as reported earlier this week by HuffPost Canada, 57-year-old Margaret Nipshagen reached out about two weeks ago to offer herself as a surrogate. She did that by publishing a post in Bunz Helping Zone, a private Facebook group that, as the name suggests, specializes in helping people. Get instant access to members-only products and hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine. "I know it sounds strange, but I don't have any relatives in Canada & nothing would make me more happy than a Bunz to 'adopt' me! I'm close to 60, relatively healthy (I have Asthma but it's not a big issue), positive, jovial, good around pets & have a 'love and be loved' attitude. Anyone? Lots of love, in my 'older' years! Tia!" the post stated.Nipshagen has no relatives in Canada other than her 17-year-old son, and she said she felt her life was falling too much into a routine — something she hoped the post would change. To say it did would be an understatement. Nipshagen received dozens of responses and hundreds of Facebook 'likes,' according to HuffPost Canada. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. , and suddenly, she was a potential surrogate grandmother to dozens of people. "I was on a never-ending treadmill of going to work, coming home, watching Netflix, and not doing much else. I felt disconnected from the world, isolated and quite frankly, a bit lonely," she told the CBC. "I had a sense of not being useful or purposeful in this life and so I decided to do something about it and reach out to others to see if I could offer them company, or advice, or a tiny bit of wisdom, laughter, or insight over a cup of tea or coffee, or dinner." potential surrogate grandparents and grandchildren to each other at no charge. There are all sorts of people who might look for a surrogate grandparent: , people who have been rejected by their birth families because of their sexual or gender identities, or just people who live a long distance from the nearest relative. Sometimes, it's even simpler: Neighbor children have been known to "adopt" older couples. Entertainment $3 off popcorn and soft drink combos See more Entertainment offers > Betty Woodward had such an experience. Woodward and her husband live in New York, but their grandchildren live in the Midwest and South. But they've built a bond with two neighbor children. "They’re not our grandkids. And we don’t take the place of their grandparents. But we share a very special bond that only these two generations can really understand. It allows us to pour out some grandparenting love and savvy on two adorable kids who really appreciate it," Woodward writes on . "It was the idea of undivided attention from an older person that they really enjoyed," she wrote.
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