Conjures us Sam Elliott in We were soldiers once, and young.
Approximation: "Any of you children call me 'Grandpa,' I'll kill ya."
Approximation: “Any of you children call me ‘Grandpa,’ I’ll kill ya.”
BOL! When our sons were growing up they had friends who probably ate more meals here and spent more time here than they did at their homes. Then and now they still call us Mom and Dad.
Flash forward a few decades, and my wife and I would go pick up our grand kids on Wednesday after noon at their K-6 school about 45 miles away as it was an early out of class pm for them.
The younger one got out an hour before the older one. So we would meet him at the playground. He usually had about 5-6 friends waiting for their older siblings to get out of class.
That grew to about 12 kids in his class and half that many in his older sibling’s class.
My wife, who is an incredible reader would read a book for some, and I watched in/and participated in the use of the great swings and other outdoor stuff.
One day the principal came down, and I introduced my wife and my self to him. He said, “We know all about you. You and your wife are the adopted grandparents for these kids, thank you”
We became their grandparents for a few years.