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I Never Saw This Coming
HOW MY GRANDSON
CHANGED MY LIFEby Leonard Pitt
My son got his new girlfriend pregnant on the second date. Knowing there would be no long-term relationship, I fought against the child coming into the world.
But at birth, one look is all it took. I was transformed in an instant.
This is the story of my grandson Miles and me.
When Miles was very small he loved to fall sleep on my tummy. One night when he was five years old, lying there, he lifted his head, looked me straight in the eye and said, “You are the papa I could have. I am the son you could have. Life never ends even when you’re dead. True love never dies.”
Five years old! Stunned does not describe my reaction. There are many more such surprises in these pages.
For parents I’ve included substantial footnotes on child-rearing, the importance of touch, and more. Read excerpts.
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Published by the author in collaboration with Fearless Literary
Paperback with full-color photographs • ISBN 979-8-234-04102-9
100 pages • $16.95 • Kindle ebook $9.95
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LEONARD PITT has been a practicing artist for over 60 years. He began in 1963 in Paris, where he studied mime for four years with master Etienne Decroux and became his assistant. In 1970 he opened a school of physical theater in Berkeley that he ran for about 20 years, attracting students from around the world. During that time, in 1973, he traveled to Bali to study mask theater and was invited by his teacher to dance with him. He returned to Bali in 1978 to study mask carving. Leonard is also an author with six books under his belt, including three books on the history of Paris, two translated into French, and a book on the 17th century Irish healer Valentine Greatrakes. Leonard continues working on a multitude of projects while living by his motto: Find your inner maniac. All the fun goes to the obsessed. Oh, Leonard is in the book The Making of Jurassic Park.
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E X C E R P T S
December 21
It was the evening of the winter solstice. We were in the car driving home when Miles said, “Papa, this is the fastest dark day ever!” How did he know? I hadn’t said anything and he hadn’t heard it at school either, he said.
February 4
His birthday was coming up next month. As we got out of bed Miles said, “Papa, you know what I want for my birthday?”“What?” I said.
“A hug.”
“I’ll give you a million of them,” I said.
“Because you’re my gift. We have to hug every hour,” he said.
March 11
I asked Miles, “What’s the difference between happy and sad?”“Happy,” he said, “is full of joy. Sad is tired, bored, slow moving.”
“And what does happy and sad feel like in your body?”
“Happy, your heart is open.”
“And sad?”
“Like a broken heart.”
In a week’s time, Miles will be six years old. Some children in anticipation of their birthday would say, “I’m six years old!” But Miles said, “I’ve been on this planet for six years!” ....
