1. Our #1 goal is to remain cool, no matter how old we get or how many grandkids we accumulate. We will be the Queens of Cool, ruling as ultra-hip matriarchs of our families
2. We will regularly join together for support, bonding, friendship, advice, laughter, fun, and really good chocolate.
3. We vow to never, ever wear stereotypical ugly grandma clothes, drive grandma cars, or have old-lady haircuts. Our goal is to keep up with current trends, technology, music, fashion, and media.
4. Those of us who sport tattoos will not have them removed, just because we are now grandmothers. Those of us who do not yet have tattoos will consider getting one, but if we’re too wimpy, we may splurge on custom-designed temporary tattoos for Hip Grandmas Club meetings.
5. We will fight like wild women for what we believe in, making the earth a better place for our grandkids.
6. We will go to concerts and rock out for as long as we are able, and we will take our grandkids to do the same.
7. We will take good care of our bodies and our spirits, so that we might be Hip Grandmothers for a way long time.
8. When we are dead, our obituaries will include the fact that we were members of The Hip Grandmothers Club. Our hope is that our club will last a lot longer than us.

So there. That’s our manifesto. It’s nothing like the Unabomber’s manifesto. It’s just a little bit like Martin Luther’s, because we’re all about peace and love and unity and happiness. We’re all about remaining true to ourselves while being awesome grandmothers to our fan-freakin’-tastic grandkids.