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How becoming a grandmother can feel like another identity trap

My daughter is getting married and everyone keeps asking if I am ready to be a grandmother and I want to scream that I am still figuring out how to be myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

New family roles can feel like additional constraints on identity rather than expansions, especially when personal growth feels incomplete.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parenting and identity — who are you beyond parent??”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.