Embracing My Grandson’s Interruptions

Annoying, yes, but my chance to set examples

Photo by @ fizkes, DepositPhotos

S o many afternoons when I’ve finished writing and need to work out, I hear my name (G-pa for grandfather) called out, “G-pa, want to play?” “G-pa, you working out?” “G-pa, want to shoot baskets?”

I became a grandfather in my mid-40s when my granddaughter was born and now my grade-school-age grandson…