Heinrich Del Core - Hooray, My Wife is Becoming a Grandma!

When Heinrich Del Core tells his everyday stories in his red shoes, you want to exclaim: "Come on! That never happened, you made it up!" But all these situations that make us laugh in disbelief and with genuine warmth - he has actually experienced them himself. Heinrich Del Core is a magnet for quirky everyday moments, which he presents to us with his inimitable, charming wit.

And now it's happened: Heinrich is becoming a grandfather. Or put another way: his wife is becoming a grandmother!
This new situation turns everything upside down. Practically overnight, Del Core's world changes. He buys a baby carriage that costs as much as a moped used to, or a Thermomix today. He downloads baby apps for his wife and bakes marble cake for family coffee gatherings. Then there's even a wedding - eco-conscious and vegan. But real joy is hard to come by when you're supposed to shower the young couple with unpeeled whole-grain rice.

But for grandparents, many problems simply dissolve into thin air. Take the bedroom, for instance. How many times has restful sleep been ruined by your wife's cold feet, the eternal battle over the duvet, or a husband whose snoring rivals a leaf blower in volume and air pressure. When the grandchild visits for the weekend, Heinrich simply has to move out.

Of course, his self-esteem suffers. And doesn't "grandpa" sound terribly old? Actually, he still feels young - except in the mornings. That's when his joints sometimes make strange noises. But his wife always cheers him up: "Heinrich, you're really quite attractive." In fact, she seems to be handling the new situation much better. She says: "Being a grandma is like being a mom - only prettier." She never worried about getting older. Once she left the kids a note: "We're at the cemetery." And Heinrich wrote underneath: "But we'll be back."