Posts Tagged ‘Grandfather’
“Grandpa, What Keeps You Up at Night?”
Now in my 50s, I can say the things that “Keep Me Up at Night” have morphed over time. Pre-Teens: The shadows under my bed and in my closet. Teens: The girls I liked, trying to be popular, an occasional test. 20s: The wide-open possibilities of the world, girls that are now women, college, marriage.…
Read MoreHow to Search for Hidden Treasures Without Your Grandkids
The other evening, I found myself standing in the middle of my family room, in a trancelike state, surveying every inch of the room. I shun the television (aka Netflix and Amazon Prime), focusing instead of the perplexing game that is now afoot. The game of “Find the Treasure.” If you have seen my profile,…
Read MoreReal men say, “I Love You”
I love my wife. I love my kids. I love my grandkids. How do they know? I tell them. I was raised in a very traditional home. My father worked at this his job outside the home. My mother was a housewife and took care of us kids. For this I am thankful. Nothing replaces the…
Read MoreEmbracing the Inevitable — Passing the Genetic Baton
When my siblings and I were growing up, my mom used to send one of us in the store with our father, with the rest of our crew waited patiently in the car for him to pay for gas. Why? To encourage him to hurry back out to the car and remind him that…
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