My Grandpa was funny, bold, and authentically always himself!
He loved babies, and the young ones in the family, and you could see it brought him joy to be around them. I certainly saw it when I was young.
He took a special interest in my son, and my partner. The three of them would go fishing, and share "Guy" talk. My son would come home and share all the silly chatter he had with grandpa, and it would earn an eyeroll and giggle.
We had meaningful, tough talks, and he was all about no bull. I really liked my Uncle Dons lessons from my dad piece.
It got me thinking about the things I could expect my grandpa to say:
1-You can never add too much salt
2-Whats that?
3-You can not put a baby in a drawer
4-You like him, is he rich or does his dad own a bank? Lol
5-No Bullshit!
6-Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?
7-This one is to my son: Do you have a woman? No, you better get a job if you think you might want to go on a date, it is expensive to date!
8-Pull my finger
9-I am happy for you, and proud of you!
10-I love you!
I am finding some comfort recently, thinking I was lucky enough to share my love and respect for my Grandpa to him; and he did the same to me, he always did!