GRANDCHILDREN - A KIND OF DO-OVER

One of the nice things about grandkids is the freedom they bring

Not that I ever felt particularly hampered by my own two kids

But the responsibilities are different with the new batch.

I’ve always known I’d throw myself under a bus for any of them

It’s just a given, but, what joy to learn I can watch all the movies

I didn’t have time for when my kids were growing up

And listen intensely when my granddaughter tells me her visions

I don’t remember so many things from my own kids’ childhood

We always seemed so busy, and I was so tired. True, I was ill much

of the time. Maybe that’s why this do-over is such a gift.