An Interview with Barbara Graham on Being a Grandma

Q: If you could go back and do anything differently in the weeks after your granddaughter’s birth, would you?



A: God, yes. I would try to restrain myself and give my son and daughter-in-law more space. I was so swept up by my own feelings for the baby that I overstepped good boundaries. One night when Isabelle was a few weeks old and my son was cuddling her, I asked if I could hold her. He snapped at me and said, “She’s my daughter and I’ll hold her.” I cringe every time I think of that. 



Q: You mention that yours is a foodie family, and that part of your grandmother role in the early days was catering. So… what’s the best takeout joint in DC?
 

A: 2 Amys Pizza, no question. They have some special seal of approval from the head pizza honcho in Napoli. I delivered a Marguerita Extra to my son at the hospital while his wife was in the throes of labor.

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