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Times
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Anthony Horowitz: Don't call me Grandpa, I'm not in the corner dribbling
It is the question facing all men if they are lucky enough to become a grandparent: what would you like to be called by the next generation: Granddad, Grandpa, Grandfather or Gramps? For the bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz, who has two grandchildren, Leander, two, and Cosima, eight months, the answer is none of the above. He said the word grandfather 'carries too much baggage. You know, it says you're old. It says you're superannuated. It says you're sitting in a corner dribbling. It says you are grey. It says you are sort of no longer at the centre of things'. Best known for his children's spy books, the Alex Rider series, which have sold more than 19 million copies worldwide, Horowitz, 70, said his aversion to the word grandfather was partly linked to his deeply 'unpleasant' grandmother.
Wall Street Journal
10-05-2025
- General
- Wall Street Journal
The Toughest Part of Being a Grandparent: Ceding Control
When a child becomes a parent, roles shift. In the days after her first grandchild was born, Randi Heredia listened to her son, a new dad, ask her to wash her hands before picking up the baby and warned her not to kiss the baby's face.
