GRANDSONS

When my grandson was born and my daughter worked full time, my Mother and I (the grandma and the great grandma) baby-sat two days a week. Two and a half years later when my second grandson was born, we continued to baby-sit, but only one day a week. However, once the boys entered grade school, my daughter called us far less often to take care of them.

But my baby-sitting days weren’t quite over. On weekends, when my daughter and son-in-law went out for the evening they would drop off my grandsons, to spend the night at my house. Unfortunately, this too came to an end. When my oldest grandson turned 12, the boys were old enough to stay at home alone and take care of themselves.

Although I’m no longer needed as a baby-sitter, I am pleased when an occasion arrives that they do still need me. In fact yesterday, I received a delightful call from Jacob. “Bubbe,” he said, “Do you know how to play Texas Hold-em?” “Yes, Sweetie,” I answered, and explained the basics. “Great,” he said, “my friends and I want to play and now I can tell them how.” “That’s nice,” I replied and thought to myself, “it’s so nice to know I am still needed once in awhile.”

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