“No one wants a cheeky rascal like you…” Old Henry paused mid-sentence and frowned. Staring at Zachary suspiciously, he asked, “What did you just say? ‘Great-grandchildren’?”

“Your hearings must have deteriorated with age,” Zachary feigned a sigh while shaking his head.

“Daddy, Grandpa’s ears are still good,” Ellie defended Henry, puffing up her cheeks childishly.

“Ellie, what did you just call him?” Old Henry was stunned.

“Daddy.” Turning her head, Ellie replied with a straight, serious face.

“Hell, what’s going on ‘ere?” Old Henry looked intently at Ellie, before turning his gaze to Zachary and demanded, “Cheeky rascal, you’re gonna do some explaining ‘ere?”

Great-grandpa from now on…” Robbie chuckled as he faced old Henry and enthusiastically explained, “Since he’s our Daddy,” the young boy paused and pointed to Zachary before continuing, “And we’re Daddy’s children. Therefore, we can’t address you as ‘Grandpa’

in agreement as he chirped

composure as he impatiently called

to their Daddy. Gathering at the

understand what

it clearly enough for him to

kindergarten anyway. It’s normal for adults not to

the second year of kindergarten next year. We should improve

should read and recite more. This way we

“Agreed.”

approached, old Henry punched

condition, the punch lacked any

these children. I

continued gently, “You know that I care for them greatly. And I know you

wake up, bingo! There you are, teaching these innocent children to call you ‘Daddy’?” The

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