成为“年轻的祖母”好处多多
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="Amanda">Amanda</span> <span word="Holden">Holden</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="young">young</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frowned">frowned</span> (<span word="something">something</span> <span word="Amanda">Amanda</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 43-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Got">Got</span> <span word="Talent">Talent</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> – <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> – <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undergo">undergo</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>? <span word="Particularly">Particularly</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Holden">Holden</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pictured">pictured</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="slipping">slipping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supper">supper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="shorts">shorts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="stilettos">stilettos</span>?</p><p>“<span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>”, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="contradiction">contradiction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> 12 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="granddaughter">granddaughter</span> <span word="Edie">Edie</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="Amanda">Amanda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="granny">granny</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> 80. <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hastening">hastening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tena">Tena</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Pants">Pants</span>, <span word="grandparenting">grandparenting</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="ridiculously">ridiculously</span> <span word="rejuvenating">rejuvenating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="smug">smug</span> <span word="that">that</span> – <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="Amanda">Amanda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="today">today</span> – <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="twenties">twenties</span> (<span word="Amanda">Amanda</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="at">at</span> 34 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> 41).</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="Edie">Edie</span> <span word="Effect">Effect</span>” <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> – <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Bryony">Bryony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> – <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="marvellous">marvellous</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="infantile">infantile</span> (<span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="granddaughter">granddaughter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="crawling">crawling</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="whooping">whooping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span>).</p>
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