I'm just saying the man is not completely deprived of contact with children. If he wants to hug and kiss a child, it should be one of his own grandchildren. He has plenty of opportunities for that.
Most of us are fond of children, and if we don't have any of our own, yeah, it's fun to be around the little ones once in a while. But this old fool goes up to complete strangers, puts his hands on their shoulders, grabs their faces, nuzzles their hair, gives them kisses. I realize we here at TBR don't consider that appropriate, but it's
beyond inappropriate. If any of us started doing that to children at Walmart or the grocery store, we'd get arrested in a heartbeat. So why does Old Fart get a pass?