By Diana Appleyard

Last updated at 8:13 AM on 29th October 2008

Margaret Deuchar's cosy front room is filled with photographs of her granddaughters. Pictures of the girls as babies, toddlers taking their first, faltering steps and sitting with their hair in neat bunches with their grandparents beaming beside them.

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I totally adore my grandchildren. Each day I try to think of how I can best help them so they will enjoy a productive happy life. They all have wonderful parents and I don’t want to overstep my bounds. Here I would like to share a few nuggets of wisdom left by those who have gone before me in this great adventure of being a grandmother.

My own paternal grandparents gave me a feeling that I still long for from time to time. They allowed me to feel that their home was my own. I rem... Read More

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I Grandparent special delivery post office,

A place where cards, and gifts can be sent with the written details of the grandchild as the recipient.

These messages and gifts can be held in absenter until the child is 18 years of age. They are stamped with the dat... Read More

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Christmas is a time for family, laughter and shock surprise on little cherub like faces of children, when they open presents from the people that love and cherish them. It is a time for festivities; carols by candle light, ginger bread house building, decking the halls and great big Christmas trees decorated lovingly to bring joy to families.

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My husband and I have never been allowed any contact with our only grandchildren. In fact, our whole family has been denied contact with them. We have never even seen a photo. We know we have at least two granddaughters and believe there is anothe... Read More

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