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Articles by Michael Milligan
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November 07, 2008
Make Them Think You're Smarter Than You Really Are
Fool the grandkids into believing that you're brilliant
Like any grandfather, I want my grandchildren to see me as the most handsome, most clever grandpa in the history of the world. But since their other grandfather looks like the ... read more
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September 19, 2008
Grandpa Rules
The author of a new book on
"the world's best job" shares the rules his grandchildren have taught him so far
When I first learned I would be a grandfather — and recovered from the shock that someone would be calling me "Grandpa" — I thought about all the things ... read more
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August 29, 2008
Drove my Chevy to the Levee on Grandparents Day
Take American Pie, update the lyrics by many years, and you've got an anthem
Last month, my longtime friend, Augie, and I treated ourselves to a golf weekend in Northern California. But before we could leave, we had to promise our wives, our cardiologi ... read more
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April 18, 2008
Grandpa Goes to the Gym
Find your gym type. Then change it, for your grandchild's sake.
Recently, when our 4-year-old granddaughter, Alexandra, called to chat, I happened to mention that I had just returned from the gym. Hearing that, she was absolutely astonishe ... read more
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March 24, 2008
What Your Grandkids Don't Like About You
Face it, you annoy them. Lotsa luck trying to change things.
Like most grandfathers, I’ve learned that grandchildren are the most exciting thing to happen to me since I first qualified for Denny’s Senior Specials. Our grandd ... read more
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Michael Milligan has been a comedy writer for more than 30 years; his writing and producing credits include Good Times, Maude, All In the Family, The Jeffersons, and Dear John. He is also the author of
Grandpa Rules: Notes on Grandfatherhood, the World's Best Job (Skyhorse Publishing, 2008). Milligan and his wife live in Los Angeles, 214 miles and three rest stops from their four grandchildren.
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