Royce Shook

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Memories of growing

Memories of growing

Every now and then Facebook asks if you would like to share your memories and the program hauls out an old picture or video that you once posted. Well, that happened to me, just before my grandson's 7th birthday. It was a picture of him when he was two, I did not share the memory but it got me thinking about our visit.

Have you ever watched 2-year-olds at play? I find it amazing that all toddlers find life an adventure and if you think about it in two years and counting toddlers have learned many things, most of which will be not remembered at a conscious level but will be part of the building blocks of his/her personality and her/his vision of who (s)he is and how (s)he is loved. 

As a grandparent, I recognize that my experiences that were shared with my grandson helped us get to know him and helped him to grow, but that he will not remember us as we are now, nor will he remember the experiences we shared.  As he grows these experiences will fade into distance memories as he moves later in his life. But I am convinced that these experiences helped us create memories about him. 

My grandson who is now 7 does not remember when he was two, but we do. During one of our visits when he was two he learned about the joy of water slides,  the joy of scary rides down dark, tunnels with people who would protect him so he could feel safe about the experience. He learned about riding in Aeroplanes and helping to carry luggage.

While celebrating his third Christmas, he started to understand the meaning of the day and the joy of giving and receiving and being with family and extended family. 

On this visit, like every visit, grannie and grandpa paid close attention to him and we believe that we were able to help his development because we listened and played with him in a way that parents don’t—not because they don’t want to but because they are tired from working and running a household. 

During our visit he learned more about swimming because we built on the lessons that he had taken, we danced with him when the music moved us and he learned that dancing is something that all of us can enjoy.

He learned where Canada was, not on a map but more importantly, he learned that Canada was in the basement suite because that is where Granny and Grandpa from Canada lived. One day he will actually learn about Canada, but on his third Christmas, I was content to know that he understood that Canada is a warm and loving place because Granny and Grandpa live here and we love him. 

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