Grandpas are Learners

Think about territory.


Think about your own territory and just what ground you share.


Really share; freely without any reservation.


Think about where you sit at the table, in the living room, and which side of the bed you sleep on.


Think about what is OURS, YOURS, and MINE.


It may jam you up. That is a lot of thinking for a Monday morning.


Think about the learning tools you have in your house. Think about your own hobbies and equipment. Do others use the equipment? What if they are new to it? Would you encourage them to use it anyway? What it it was THEIR idea to use it?


Think about your own daily patterns; today, let's think about the computer as the subject matter. Does your daily routine include hoping on the net, reading newspapers and checking/writing email? What if someone else really needs to be on task with same computer for the weekend?


The need was real. Old Trunks was surprised at her reaction. When Tom came home on Friday night with a box full of disks belonging to a work partner and had a plan to download the music to the computer, then to the IPOD, it was the desk top computer he would need. The idea was to get specific music off each of the disks, use his $25 gift certificate from Christmas to download from ITunes, and to also buy a few more songs. It would take a major part of the weekend because there was a lot of research to do to find the songs he wanted. He was frustrated that he had poor directions.


The answer was to print out 72 pages so he understood what the IPOD was all about and to release energy into him free and clear, then get out of the way unless he had a need for discussion or a question. As the stand by person, I had the right to give him a back rub as he tensed over the desk for long periods of time.


What I was surprised at was I was not like a junk yard dog guarding a piece of equipment like it was my own, although I am first user. Nor did I stand like a physical therapist holding on to his belt as if he couldn't take the steps by himself. I expected some ripples, not outwardly but inwardly; it didn't happen.


While he worked on his project; I worked on mine. We were close enough to talk to one another, yet we were in our own space. Freedom


Grandpas are learners.

In this case, Grandma shared.

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