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Lesson: Don’t let your kid grow up to be a wimp.

One time while I was in college I took a weekend away from campus and drove to spend some time with my Aunt Fan and Uncle Red on Long Island. While there, I phoned my Grandma Del in the Bronx, and we had the usual grandmother and grandson chat.

I said, “Hi Grandma,” and asked how she was. She told me about a few aches and asked how I was. She asked about my folks, my brother and my sister. I asked about some relatives. She asked about school. I asked about her neighbors. She asked me about Uncle Steve and Aunt Judy.

I said, “Who?”

She repeated, “Uncle Steve and Aunt Judy.”

I said, “I don’t have an Uncle Steve and Aunt Judy. I must have called the wrong grandmother.”

She said, “That’s OK. I enjoyed talking to you. Please call me again. My own grandson never calls.”

Lessons: (1) Grandparents are interchangeable. (2) Grandchildren are interchangeable.