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Learning to Become a Better Grandfather

January 7, 2022 by Paula Span

Barry Sage-El, 69. Photo by Sara Naomi Lewkowicz for The New York Times
Sara Naomi Lewkowicz for The New York Times

When Ted Page became a grandfather in 2014, he wanted to hear other men’s stories, “real experiences that hopefully would guide newcomers,” he recalled.

“We’re shifting into a different part of our lives,” said Mr. Page, a 63-year-old from Lexington, Mass. “I was trying to picture what it would be like.”

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