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Grandpa was bragging to his grandson about the good old days:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn winter, we skated on frozen ponds\u2026
In summer, we swam, picked berries, and swung from a tire your great-grandpa hung on a tree.
We even had a pony\u2014we rode it all over the farm!\u201d<\/p>\n

The boy sat there, wide-eyed\u2026 completely amazed.<\/p>\n

After a long pause, he smiled and said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWow, Granddad\u2026 I really wish I\u2019d met you before you got old!\u201d \ud83d\ude06<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grandpa was bragging to his grandson about the good old days: \u201cIn winter, we skated on frozen ponds\u2026In summer, we swam, picked berries, and swung from a tire your great-grandpa hung on a tree.We even had a pony\u2014we rode it all over the farm!\u201d The boy sat there, wide-eyed\u2026 completely amazed. 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