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Becoming A Grandparent

What does it feel like to become a grandparent? There’s the initial excitement of the moment, but it’s something that changes your whole life.

In the first part of Wednesday'sUp to Date, we’ll talk with author Anne Lamott, who chronicled her journey of how she adjusted to thinking of her son as a parent himself in Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son.HEAR MORE: Anne Lamott will speak at 7 p.m. April 4 at Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. For tickets, call Rainy day Books at (913) 384-3126.
 
 
 

Anne Lamott is the author of the New York Times Bestsellers: Help, Thanks, Wow; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; Traveling Mercies; and Operating Instructions, as well as several novels, including Imperfect Birds, Rosie and Crooked Little Heart.  A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, she lives in northern California.

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When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.