When he was going to college and they were broke all the time, I bought their kids new bikes, all three of them at the same time. I appreciated that t...hey just accepted them with no thanks or undue gratitude, it made me family. I have cooked for them, I have sent them off on romantic interludes while I stayed and watched the kids, which I enjoy very much. They are like my own kids and if it is in my power I would do anything for them.Their oldest daughter confided in me when she was thirteen. In so many ways I was closer to her than Cormac was or ever could have been, but it wasn’t the right way, and that made all the difference. She relaxed her grip on me, her hands falling from me like dead things. I started dialing my phone. my hands were shaking and my eyes were full of tears. I wanted to vomit. ‘Russell, there’s no one but you now, baby, no one!’ She leaned against me, burrowing against my chest. ‘Please, I need you so much! You’ve got to help me! I didn’t mean what I said. I. In His wisdom He made seniors lose coordination so they would drop things, requiring them to bend, reach, and stretch. And God looked down and saw that it was good.Then God considered the function of bladders and decided seniors would have additional calls of nature, requiring more trips to the bathroom, thus providing more exercise. God looked down and saw that it was good.So if you find as you age, you are getting up and down more, remember it’s God’s will. It is all in your best interest. Eventually it was his turn to empty the shopping trolley onto the conveyor, eagerly assisted by his young son. Then he noticed who was attending the till: a tall young black woman. She caught his eye and smiled as she began scanning his weekly load through:-My! It’s good to know that someone in Awka actually buys fresh produce and cooks. You’re a lucky man to have such a wife.He returned her smile:-Actually, I’m the cook in our home. My partner can’t.-Can’t?-Can’t, she’s disabled. I look after.