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Bridging the Generation Gap
My father-in-law, like many grandfathers, has very little in common with our son. He is very mechanically minded, loves to fix things, enjoys the value of a good book or fixing a broken pretzel machine. Thrives on running marathons and scouring every yard sale he passes for treasure. Our son however enjoys video games, map making, hates physical exercise of any kind (except maybe swimming), would never fix anything (nor know how) and would rather be placed on a rack than hit the local yard sale circuit. Through the years each did his own part to initiate some conversations, play games, take camping trips together and just get to know each other a little better. Recently however, my father-in-law’s steps have become leaps. He is lunging himself across the generation gap in a serious attempt to get to know my son better and have a relationship with him. I believe that his retirement had something to do with this newfound interest in forming a bond with him. Or perhaps it is due to his new found interest in technology? I’m not really sure the “why”, but am very happy for them both. Usually when we go up to Diamond Springs to visit them, my father-in-law will be out doing errands, in the garage tinkering, or watching a baseball game (all activities my son doesn’t enjoy). This past Sunday however, he took genuine joy in showing my son how to play his harp, they sat on the couch together reading and sharing my son’s iPod (too cute! I think they were listening to the Lord of the Rings soundtrack) and playing games with the family. My son enjoyed his visit and we all had a great day. My father-in-law has plans for them for the future. He’s interested in making a documentary movie and would like my son to help him out (something he would honestly be very interested in doing). In spite of their glaring differences, I also see a lot in common. My father-in-law was a stutterer as a child (and still sometimes does), he also would be classified as having Aspergers Syndrome (in my opinion) if he were a child now-days. He is also kind and generous. Always happy to lend a hand and help out family. He very much enjoys sharing his knowledge and has a good heart. I feel there is a lot they can learn from each other. 0 comments from 0 users
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