My dad gets a real kick out of little man. We talk multiple times during the week and he always asks, "How's my JG?". I think he enjoys these little anecdotes because JG's actions remind him of himself when he was young.
One of my favorite stories about my father happened when he was a little older than our son.
My grandparents had four boys in five years and my dad was the second of four. The boys were busy - sometimes too busy for the neighborhood and there was one man in the neighborhood who was especially curmudgeonly when it came to my dad and his brothers. Any opportunity he had to share his joy he took full advantage of it and my father gave it right back.
One day my dad was out running as fast as his legs would take him (at this age my dad said he was as wide as he was tall) while my grandma hung the laundry on the clothesline.
The crabby neighbor watched my dad go by. "Look at the baby elephant run."
My dad stopped, looked right at the man and without missing a beat said, "Look at the jackass speak."
The neighbor was speechless. My father kept on running and my grandma left the laundry in the basket and went inside to laugh.
One of my favorite stories about my father happened when he was a little older than our son.
My grandparents had four boys in five years and my dad was the second of four. The boys were busy - sometimes too busy for the neighborhood and there was one man in the neighborhood who was especially curmudgeonly when it came to my dad and his brothers. Any opportunity he had to share his joy he took full advantage of it and my father gave it right back.
One day my dad was out running as fast as his legs would take him (at this age my dad said he was as wide as he was tall) while my grandma hung the laundry on the clothesline.
The crabby neighbor watched my dad go by. "Look at the baby elephant run."
My dad stopped, looked right at the man and without missing a beat said, "Look at the jackass speak."
The neighbor was speechless. My father kept on running and my grandma left the laundry in the basket and went inside to laugh.
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great word--curmudgeonly--I love it