Another name to be called...

In my life, I have been called a LOT of names to include Tonto, Kimosabe, Tatonka, John, Johnny, Little Johnny, Dear, Husband, Dad, Asshole, Prick, and many more. But for the first time in my life, I will be called Grandpa. It appears squirrel girl is going to have a squirrelette. I notified my coworkers today and was greeted with "How do you feel?" or "Is this good?"

Both are very good questions. Actually and honestly, I don't know how I feel. I am happy for my child to be having a baby. But the thought of me being a sexually-active totally hip and modest grandpa is causing me some pause.Why do I have a problem with this? What is it about being a grandpa? Is it the stigma that grandpas in general are old crotchety farts? Is it the feeling that maybe age is finally catching up to me? Or is it simply that after being a Dad after all of these years, I now will have to LEARN how to be a grandpa?

You read that right...learn. I had to learn how to be a father. I had to learn how to be a husband. Both of these tasks seemed fairly simple to me since I saw the interaction between my mother and step-dad, and my mother and me. But the relationship of a male figure with the grandchild is foreign to me. I am sure I will step up to the challenge.

Another thing...what if this child is (dare I say it) a...boy? Having nothing but girls in the house means I know what ot expect. But to create a relationship with a boy child...let alone a boy grandchild, may be beyond my realm of thinking. Argh! OK...back to work for now. Just had to get this out.

Comments

Mickey said…
welcome back! Congrats! a new life to share a buttload of stories with? Sounds pretty awesome.
1:24 AM
iNina said…
Congratulations. You'll manage just fine with a boy child. They are very similar to each other in the beginnign, boys and girls, I mean in their behavior. Later on when it comes to more active and understood interaction you'll just be fine, since you are so used to your grandchild...and who says that interacting with a boy or a girl should be so different from each other. Do what you did with your own children when they were young and you will be doing the right thing.

Congratulations again :-), great news!
3:40 AM
Rigmor said…
Congratulations. i am sure you will do just fine as a grandpa. And you know, you can spoil them rotten!
2:26 PM
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