Introduction

Al and his son-in-law Luis watched baby Conner playing happily with his Thomas the Train set while grandma and mother were out of the house for a rare mother–daughter lunch. Conner didn’t have a care in the world and it didn’t seem to matter that the engine he was pushing back and forth wasn’t even on the track.

“Conner sure seems to be growing fast. It’s hard to believe how much he has changed in the last year and a half. He will be grown in no time. How is your work going? I sure hope making a living doesn’t keep you from the living part. Watching a son grow and helping him learn are two of the great joys and responsibilities of life.”

“His growth is amazing. It wasn’t that long ago that he could only cry and now he calls me DaDa. ...

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