Inside were several pieces of clothing that had belonged to my father. He had died years before Ben was born.
Mom picked up an old photograph. It showed my father as a young boy wearing a small jacket and cap. Then she handed me another photo.
It was Ben.
Wearing almost the exact same outfit.
Standing in the same pose.
“I’ve been making something for your birthday.”
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I looked around.
“What does that have to do with Ben’s clothes?”
“I found old family photos in the attic. Some were of your father when he was Ben’s age. I thought it would be special to recreate them with your son.”
Ben smiled proudly.
“I was Grandpa.”
Mom explained that every time they recreated a photograph, Ben would take off his regular clothes and toss them wherever he happened to be standing. Then he would try on
