Grandparents Are Living History

(I’m working at a booth outside the museum’s temporary exhibit which is bordered by one of our permanent galleries. The photographs and weaponry are displayed behind glass.)

Older Lady: “See? That’s Teddy Roosevelt. He used to enjoy hunting a lot.”

Eight-Year-Old Grandson: “…”

Older Lady: “That’s a picture of him and his friends out hunting.”

(She points to a picture that is reflected in the glass panel.)

Eight-Year-Old Grandson: *perturbed* “Nana, why are you in the picture?!”

(The grandmother and I met each other’s gaze briefly before we both broke down into laughter.)