September 10 2023
is
Grandkidlets Day!
And is so celebrated by David L Lewis
BREAKING NEWS: All 2023 calendars printed in America have an obvious misprint. They have “Grandparents” day on Sunday after Labor Day. Actually, everybody knows calendars should say “Grandkidlets Day!” I mean, after all, it’s easy to be the grandparent, the hard part is being a kid in America in 2023.
In the never ending endeavor to make it simple to properly observe Grandkidlets Day, be advised there are three prescribed protocols not shown on calendars:
#1 Grandkidlets are to provide Payback to Grandparents by behaving just like their parents did at that age! It is one of the funnest things in the world to hear our children complain about all the problems they face with our grandkidlets. This is definitely Payback Time for what we went through when we were the parental-units.
#2 Grandkidlets follow the “Sugar Rule”! It is probably a federal law, may even be in Bible, that grandparents are supposed to fill grandkidlets with sugar, get them really hyped-up, then send them back to their parents. This not only fulfills grandparent’s sacrosanct duty to spoil them, it makes grandkidlets want to come back; and it adds to Payback!
#3 Grandkidlets must Listen to granddaddy’s Inane Stories! The best years for grandkidlets are before they are five, when they still believe any silly thing granddaddy says. As they grow up they catch on to when granddaddy is teasing. Then they somehow learn that the only excuse for keeping a granddaddy at all is to have someone whose only job is to love them.
As I wrote on June 17, 2018: Not for one moment do I understand the world our grandkidlets live in. Which is part of why I worry every day about them. Though I worry, I never try to tell my babies how to live their lives, haven’t done all that well with my own. If they need someone to tell them this, God has issued each a mother (and grandmother) who will be happy to do so. The only jobs a granddaddy has are to love and worry about their grandkidlets. That’s a good thing, too
These are my impressions of each of our grandkids as of Grandkidlets Day 2023:
Anthony - #1 go-to man when granddaddy’s hip or heart fails him.
Joshua - Movie made about him, The Quiet Man, look it up.
Steven - Named after rock-n-roller Steven Tyler; that works.
Hailee – The good, stable, responsible kid I never was.
Britney – Gave worrying about her to Dustin, who seems to be doing good job.
Cameron - #2 go-to man when granddaddy’s hip or heart fails him.
Fox - As Mr. Spock would say, “fascinating”.
Piper – Pretty is not an accomplishment, it’s a responsibility.
Abigale - Most adaptable to the many changes that life serves-up.
Elijah - Is “brainiac” a real word?
Reagan – Awarded ‘2023 Most Unpredictable Grandkidlet’ by granddaddy!
Parker – Great potential for, well, Something; must take after his mother.
Preston – Sweet, loving little boy you get to have until they start Middle School.
If I got it wrong parents are free to laugh, and grandkidlets are invited to call and visit on Grandkidlets Day to discuss any mistakes.
in His love,
theGRANDdaddy!
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