Dear Queenie,
When my daughter was very young she had a friend who came to live with us when her mother died. She stayed with us until she grew up and got married and now she has children. I sometimes take care of them along with my daughter’s children and the friend’s children think of us as their grandparents.
Queenie, what do I say when people ask me about the friend’s children?—Not really their grandma
Dear Not really,
Just call the friend’s children your “honorary grandchildren.” And if anyone asks why you put it like that, tell them the children’s mother is like a daughter to you.
