My daughter-in-law stopped me from seeing my grandkids over a photo on Facebook – so I made sure she got a wake-up call.

thick, my hair wild, George holding a toddler Edward upside down by the ankles.

Nora giggled.

“Daddy looked like a monkey.”

“He behaved like one,” George said.

“Dad?!” Edward frowned.

The table relaxed.

Slowly.

Pictures have a way of doing that. They remind people that everyone once looked ridiculous and survived.

Caleb lifted a photo of George helping me continue reading …