that made me smile big time, grampy andy!!!
+++++1 he is beautiful BT How proud you must be.Such a delightful boy, he is so cute!
You should be bursting with pride. What a wonderful boy you have there. He is so special. And he loves you with all his heart. His mom,dad and you and SO be proud of what you've done with him.Since my shoulder surgery in September, my grandson (six years old) has been much quieter around me. He was no longer interested in rough-housing and other physical activities. He would just refuse when I tried to get him going.
After some thought, I asked my daughter and she confirmed she had talked to my grandson about being careful around Grampy because of my shoulder. A short while ago, I asked her to have another talk telling him I was OK to get physical as my shoulder was a lot better.
I pick him up from school a couple of times a week. A while ago, he started opening the car door and buckling himself into his car seat with no help from me. I had been trying to get him to do it for some time with no luck. I told him I thought it was great that he had learned to do that for himself.
I picked up Steven from school Wednesday and he buckled himself in again. I repeated my appreciation and asked if he did this for Mom and Dad. He said he did not. I asked why he did it for me and not them. He replied, 'I do it because it makes you happy'.
We came home and during the afternoon, he made it clear he wanted to rough-house. He wore me out and I got a lot of laughter in return.
When it was time for him to go home, I bent over and hugged and kissed him. He told me I had to pick him up to hug and kiss him. So I did.
That was yet another thing he was holding back on out of consideration for my "condition". He never slipped up and said a word.
I couldn't be prouder!
that made me smile big time, grampy andy!!!
that made me smile big time, grampy andy!!!
+2+1!
Sweet! And sweet little son, BT!
Since my shoulder surgery in September, my grandson (six years old) has been much quieter around me. He was no longer interested in rough-housing and other physical activities. He would just refuse when I tried to get him going.
After some thought, I asked my daughter and she confirmed she had talked to my grandson about being careful around Grampy because of my shoulder. A short while ago, I asked her to have another talk telling him I was OK to get physical as my shoulder was a lot better.
I pick him up from school a couple of times a week. A while ago, he started opening the car door and buckling himself into his car seat with no help from me. I had been trying to get him to do it for some time with no luck. I told him I thought it was great that he had learned to do that for himself.
I picked up Steven from school Wednesday and he buckled himself in again. I repeated my appreciation and asked if he did this for Mom and Dad. He said he did not. I asked why he did it for me and not them. He replied, 'I do it because it makes you happy'.
We came home and during the afternoon, he made it clear he wanted to rough-house. He wore me out and I got a lot of laughter in return.
When it was time for him to go home, I bent over and hugged and kissed him. He told me I had to pick him up to hug and kiss him. So I did.
That was yet another thing he was holding back on out of consideration for my "condition". He never slipped up and said a word.
I couldn't be prouder!
Sometimes we don't give children enough credit.
they may be getting them prepped for college.
u literally snooze a few hours/night or less when in certain colleges. life turns into studying intently, writing speeches, being quizzed, research, competition, ranking amongst the best, & perfectionism in some schools
went to strict schools much of my life. was not much affected negatively. thankful i was disciplined & learned manners, respect, please, thank you, & may i~
My smile came from an unlikely source: a newspaper article in last Friday's paper describing an event at the local performing-arts hall, which is named in honor of the lady who spear-headed efforts to get the hall built in the 1980's. The musical "Catch Me If You Can" was being presented. Before the show began, the lady's sons brought her on-stage in her wheelchair and the audience erupted in applause when told that Friday was her 100th birthday. And I don't know whose idea it was, but her cake and flowers were presented to her by Frank Abagnale Jr., the former con man whose life inspired the musical and the movie starring Leonardo de Caprio. Her remarks, as to turning 100: "I couldn't do anything about it. I really didn't expect to live this long. I have no way to turn it off!"
Three cheers for her spirit! And a welcome change from the litany of accidents and murders that usually make up the paper's news.