Every January I Sent My Son-in-Law $40,000 for My Granddaughter. Then She Whispered, ‘Grandpa, Follow Dad.’

Ask your teacher for the details, and we can check with your father.”

“Dad doesn’t like school things,” she murmured.

“He says they waste time.”

I didn’t criticize him.

I told her there were plenty of adults who liked school things very much, myself included.

She spent the rest of our visit telling me which book she’d choose if I could attend.

I went home and wrote a new page in my notebook.

I called it *Things Emma has told me about herself*.