| Last weekend, I was a voyeur. Passing through my neighborhood, I heard a squeal and looked over. There, a child went running, arms spread, down the sidewalk to a waiting elderly woman, who had just stepped out of her car. It was, I knew immediately, a grandparent-grandchild reunion. The family was gathered on the porch laughing, joyous. I was so blissed out from it that I told a few friends, one of whom said she just saw a similar reunion near the market in our neighborhood. What a time. The stories of grandparents separated from grandchildren during the pandemic have been heartbreaking. In Caitlin Gibson's piece today, one dad shared this dinnertime prayer from his daughter: "Please help the coronavirus go away, because it's keeping us from Grandma and Grandpa." These separations and reunions will stick with families for years to come. Now that we're gathering again, it's amazing to rediscover and appreciate all that was lost and all that will come back as we start on a path to the After Times. For vaccinated grandparents, the heartache of separation is finally ending. By Caitlin Gibson ● Read more » | | | |
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