Dear Grandchildren,

The best part of being a teacher is getting to know your students. So yesterday while you were working on a project, I walked around and asked you what you call your grandmas. 

At first some of you just said “grandma” but then I could see you thinking and you told me Nonna or Abeula or Lita or Gran. We all think what we call our grandmas is normal, but we quickly find that while there are many commonalities in this world, there is no normal. 

So for those of us lucky enough to still have grandmas, the names we call them is one of the most important things about us. Because it shows us who we belong to. And that’s comforting in this not-so-normal world.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt