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Speaking slowly and clearly…
Tip from The Rookie: When grandchild replies “I Don’t WANT” for the third time in a discussion, he is actually saying “One of us has a comprehension problem. And it ain’t me.” :-)
The Force is strong in this one…
The Rookie has seen movies and TV commercials about the Force, but has first-hand knowledge of grandchildren who have apparently harnessed the Force to self-propel their high chairs without wheels :-)
Ho, ho, ho, and be Merry!
The Rookie was inclined to whine when at the family Christmas gathering, siblings gave grandchild the loudest toys imaginable and gave the G-Grandparents a tech toy that only The Rookie would be able to install and support, but sometimes you just gotta be Merry anyway :-)
Think lean, very lean…
The Rookie learned to not order the big steak when sitting between two grandchildren at the restaurant. In this circumstance, it’s best not to order anything that requires either hand to eat with :-)
Keepin’ the Funk Alive!
Tip from The Rookie: Even grandbabies can give you the teenager look when you know the words to the cool songs their toys play. But after all, some grandparents have cars that (still) play “Funkytown” too :-)
Taking one for the Team…
The Rookie sometimes has to make the sacrifice of taking a nap with grandchild to get him to sleep. It still counts as sacrifice even if grandchild only sleeps for an hour while The Rookie gets two and a half hours. :-)
Silence shattered…
Tip from The Rookie: When it’s just you and grandchild in the house, and you hear the printer start up from the bathroom, it’s a signal to Pick Up The Pace :-)
Catching the roll…
The Rookie brought home some large “throwed rolls”… and saw a grandchild hangin’ on to a big ol’ dinner roll like a running back who has to run stadiums if he fumbles the ball :-)
College before kindergarden?
The Rookie wonders if grandchildren can pick up college credit before entering kindergarden at the Lego Lab :-)
Surge in the inventory…
The Rookie found that leaving a stepladder out when the grandchildren show up means the ladder and everything accessible from the top step are new additions to the toy inventory :-)