"42-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER..."

I am irritated whenever I see television reporters or read newspaper coverage, especially of crimes, when the lead will be something like: "The 42-year-old grandmother..."--any age can be substituted for "42"-- I swear I have never seen an article starting with "The 42-year-old grandfather...", have you?

If being a grandmother were relevant to a story, I could understand the inclusion, but it rarely is. Is being a grandmother a woman's principal identity? I have seen Nancy Pelosi referred to as a grandmother, but John Boehner? Hardly! Ruth Bader-Ginsburg; but not Antonin Scalia? Never! Goldie Hawn but not Harrison Ford? Always!

In an earlier BLOG article (CLICK HERE to read) I noted the THREE STAGES OF A WOMAN'S LIFE (which includes my humorous addition as I am not a mother).

1. SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER
2. SOMEBODY'S WIFE
3. SOMEBODY'S MOTHER.

Well, I can add another stage:

SOMEBODY'S GRANDMOTHER.