Grandparents Answer a Call
祖父母的响应
As a third-generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never pleased move away. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help their children, she politely refused . Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move to a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.
作为德克萨斯州布朗斯维尔的第三代土著，米尔德里德·加尔扎从不愿意搬家。即使她的女儿和儿子让她搬到圣安东尼奥去帮他们照看孩子时，她也礼貌地拒绝了。经过一年的友好讨论后，加尔扎女士终于同意了。那是四年前的事了，如今，三代人都认为搬家很成功，他们的关系比分居在不同的城市更为亲密。
No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to the children and grandchildren. 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 into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study by grandparents.com, 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson ‘s decision will influence the grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.
没有统计数据告诉我们像加尔扎这样的祖父母搬近子女和孙子孙女的数量。然而，有证据表明这一趋势在增长中。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入白宫，帮忙照顾她的孙女。根据grandparents.com网站的一项研究，83%的人认为罗宾逊夫人的决定将影响美国家庭的祖父母，三分之二的人相信会有更多的家庭效仿奥巴马的家庭。
“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,”says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grand, a magazine for grandparents. “We now realize how important family is and how important it is to be near them, especially when you’re raising children.”
“在20世纪60年代，我们都有点狂野，其实离家再远再快也不能证明我们可以独立生活，”面向祖父母的杂志《Grand》的出版商克里斯汀·克罗斯比说，“我们现在意识到家庭，与父母住得近一些是多么重要，尤其在你抚养孩子的时候。”
Moving is not for everyone. 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. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.
搬家并不适合所有人。几乎每一位祖父母都想和他或她的孙子孙女在一起，并愿意做出牺牲，但有时更明智的做法是说不，而是经常去看望。让你的孙子远离你是很难的，尤其是知道你的成年孩子正在奋斗扎，但是放弃你已知的生活可能会更难。
