"Eight-and-a-half," she replied, when I asked if she had any grandchildren yet. Whaaaaaaat!!!! I was blown away. This is a woman I see every morning at the Y -- she getting ready for work, I schlepping in for my swim.
I have seen her almost every day for two years and although we chit-chat, I didn't really know much about her. Having met grandson, she asked me if I had had him this week. "No, just Sunday," I replied. That's when she dropped the "eight-and-a-half" on me. And do you have any yet? Yeah, a few.........quite a few.
Much younger than I, she revealed she had started her family early and had had four kids. Assuming she could not possibly be, I indelicately asked if she were with the same husband? Yep, same guy. I was very impressed. There she was, about 51 years old, four kids, almost nine grandchildren, still working and still married to the same guy.
As I said, admirable.
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