That Magical Bond
Posted on July 21st, 2009 – 6:33 PMBy May Chen
My friend Sonali, who had a baby before I did, uttered these wise words early on: there’s nothing purer than a child’s relationship with their grandparents.
Or something like that.
I didn’t really understand until I had my own two. Now I know exactly what she means.
It’s a bond that’s open and unquestioning, filled with delight and pleasure, while our own relationships with our parents, no matter how close, are complicated by decades of life and all the stuff that comes with living.
I thought about this when I read this essay. (Thanks, Matt, for flagging it.)
It’s one dad’s meditation on his young son and his own father, with whom the author had a difficult relationship. It ran in the New York Times last weekend.
Made me tear up.
4 Responses to "That Magical Bond"
growing up, my mother drove me nuts. my now 11 year old daughter drives me nuts. but thank GOD they have each other. they are peas in a pod, and the more time they spend together with their nonsense chattering and endless complaining, the less of it I have to hear. I love them both dearly, but I am seriously glad they have each other.
What a wonderful essay! Thanks for posting the link!
How moving! I love it; thanks for posting.
In our house the pecking order is Grandma, Mommy then Daddy with our 3 year old. We think it’s because both Grandma’s let him get away with murder.
