| It can be hard to make a connection with your | | | | know your grandpa and avoid awkward pauses in |
| grandfather. It isn’t like the movies where he | | | | conversation. You can chat in between holes, but |
| spouts out wise insightful life advice and you listen | | | | you’ll be more focused on the game than the |
| with open ears. Interactions can be awkward, | | | | conversation topics. |
| uncomfortable or completely silent. Well it’s | | | | 4. Work on your car. If your car is in need of |
| entirely possible to make a connection with your | | | | repair, why not make it a project you and your |
| grandfather, but you’ve got to make a little | | | | grandpa can work on together. You can easily |
| extra effort to override the initial unease. If | | | | install some performance chips or maybe even |
| you’re searching for ways to spend time with | | | | just change the oil together. You’ll probably |
| your grandpa, then check out my suggestions | | | | learn a few new things and it’ll be a great |
| below. | | | | opportunity to make your grandfather feel |
| 1. Take him fishing. Grandpas love to fish, or at | | | | important. |
| least mine does. This will be a really fun way to | | | | 5. Bird watch. This can be really fun if you’ve |
| get to know him on a more personal level. You | | | | never tried it before. It’s a low impact |
| won’t have to worry about awkward silences | | | | activity that will leave plenty of time for you and |
| because you’ll be doing an activity together. | | | | your grandpa to chat. All you need are some |
| 2. Take him out for a beer. Assuming you are old | | | | binoculars and mugs of coffee. It might sound |
| enough and you know he is, having a drink or two | | | | boring, but it really is fascinating. |
| with your grandpa can be really fun. It will loosen | | | | Hanging out with your grandpa doesn’t have |
| things up a little bit and hopefully the conversation | | | | to be awkward or uncomfortable. Just make an |
| will flow. Just avoid talking about heated topics like | | | | effort to listen and be courteous. You’ll learn |
| politics or religion if you two differ in opinion. | | | | a lot and have a great time. |
| 3. Go golfing. This in another fun way to get to | | | | |