It Will Have to Be Good Enough
Occasionally, my dad gets it into his head to remind me that he doesn’t have any grandchildren. Usually, I simply look at him and tell him to give up hope or I’ll have to buy him a puppy. So, when Ed emailed me today and told me that he bought a family membership to the zoo and put down that we had three kids under 21 (so that we can take our niece and nephews), I was thrilled to be able to email my parents and announce the arrival of virtual grandchildren. That’s as far as it goes, although I am tempted to run a name-the-virtual-kids contest.
UPDATE
Mom’s reaction to virtual grandchildren:
Mom: That’s OK if you teach them how to behave!
Me: You know that I can’t stand badly-behaved children, virtual or otherwise.
Mom: If they don’t behave when you take them to the zoo, you can always leave them there.
Dad’s reaction to virtual grandchildren:
Dad: Reminder: send addresses for yourself and Ari to [your cousin]
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June 1st, 2005 at 10:58 am
My in-laws had their first grandkid a year ago March. My FIL took the opportunity to tell my husband that now that he was dissertating, it was a perfect time to Start A Family.
Gag me. With a pickup truck.
June 1st, 2005 at 12:23 pm
When my grandmother asked me “when are you going to have kids?” I shot back with “when are you going to break your hip?” That ended the discussion forthwith.
June 3rd, 2005 at 8:51 am
My sister Monica often gets the ‘When are you going to have kids?’ line, and, like her, I share a contempt of it. “We will have kids in the fullness of time, or we will not have kids at all. Either way, it is none of your damn business.” She once said.
June 10th, 2005 at 11:09 am
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