Showing posts with label middle age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label middle age. Show all posts

Friday, 22 January 2010

Retribution-getting younger

Despite my premature elevation to grandparent status yesterday (see below) two things today told me that this was premature.
First, the youngest S Clark (*who someone thought was my granddaughter yesterday*) was so so rude to me this morning that I realised she must be my 16 year old daughter, as no one could/should be that rude to their grandfather.
Second, same S Clark left her shoes in the car and I had to go back and drop them off! This time I heard the lady I gave the shoes to say "S C's father has just dropped her shoes off!!". Yeah!!!!!

Wednesday, 26 November 2008

30 years later

Had lunch yesterday with friend S, who I hadn't seen (we worked out) for over 30 years. It is an interesting experience, on the one hand there is much to talk about, and on the other there is nothing because it is all sort of behind us.
I get the impression that he is making the transition into the last journey that I sensed in myself some years ago. My first comment to him (maybe a mistake) Gee you look like your dad! Which he did, but it rather reminds us that we are now the older generation (both in our late 50s!!!)
It was pleasant enough, we connected about a year ago on Facebook, he now lives overseas and so our contact has been slight.
I cannot make my mind up whether this encounter was profound or slight!