I was doing too many things which were not feeding my soul. It was at this time, I remembered my conversation with him. My grandpa left me with a profound message of staying balanced. He admitted that his tough demeanor was not sustainable and an excessively carefree approach would be like a man happily riding a ship with no sense of direction or destination. I decided to take a step back and reignite the hobbies and creative endeavors which I used to enjoy as a child. My grandpa reinforced the message of staying in the middle of the spectrum and thanks to him, I didn't spiral down too deep into a mess and possible mental deterioration. His message stays deeply embedded within me.
I wanted to include a picture of my grandpa but I felt that it was not right to do so until I could get his permission so I decided to leave it out in hopes of staying respectful towards him.
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STOPI'm going to censor myself and say 'I F'ing loved the dinner table.'
Nothing like a nice barbeque sauce facial trickling down an old man's face.
🤣 You painted the best picture of that in words.
Dare I say it?
Fabulous post @moon-city! I died laughing. I can picture the whole scene. I had no idea that you were a pot stirrer from age 12, but I'm not surprised. 😂
You've woven it all together very well, wonderful story and the images you chose fit so well. Love the whole bit around the first one, Grandpa Santa 😁😅
I wish you the best of luck!
Thank you so much Nine! Glad you were able to stop by despite your hectic schedule! Hahahaha I did start stirring pots thst young 🤣 but grew out of it a bit.
I am glad you enjoyed the pictures. I wanted to use a meme for one of the parts but when I put the markdown on there, it was messing up with the text below it even after I fixed it (oh well, I will use it another time).
I look forward to reading what you come up with!😉
Hectic schedule
From what I've seen, your pot stirring has become tempered nicely.
Oh markdown and the joys thereof. I hear you there. There's always more opportunities and if there isn't one, well, you create one. 😜
Thanks, it's up now.😅😂😁
LOL Nine I think that song has become your national anthem 🤣.
Absolutely agree with you about markdown! There will be another occasion to use it perhaps
🤣🤣🤣 I work best under pressure (favourite pressure application is self-pressure). 😉😂
Good choice of gif, that's what I'm doing today. 😂
Yay! 🤗
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Excellent post friend, I really liked your work, greetings. Thanks for sharing ❤️
Thank you so much! Hope you have a pleasant day 😊
I read this while was going to sleep. I forgot to comment earlier.
Hmm your grandpa sounds like he was very strict but found his inner child because of you.
That dinner scene was quite funny.
Hahahhaha sofs-su its all good. Sometimes I end up doing the same thing with posts. I read them before sleeping and make a mental note to comment the next day. Yes he did have a strict reputation and I think everyone around him also ended up encouraging that but I am glad he became easy-going later on.
Thank you for stopping by 🤗
That is what a child can do even to the hardened of heart.. just melt their heart with their childlike innocence. (no I don't mean your grandpa was hardened of heart)
Absolutely agree with you! Hahahah don't worry I didn't misunderstand what you meant 🤗🤗.
I know you won't but I don't like hurting people. Thanks a ton for that assurance. ♥️
No worries at all! @sofs-su
You definitely have good intentions and it has been a pleasure to meet you 🤗༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ(✿◕‿◕✿)
and the feeling is mutual 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Beautiful story about your grandpa!!! Loved it 💝
Thank you so much! Hope you have a great day 😊 @rajib833
Hi friend 🖐🏼, nice post your grandparents will be proud 😊👍🏼.
Thank you so much!
You're welcome 🤗😊
This was an awesome story! thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! 💓
Mind blowing post i must admit. But i still insist you take that photo of your grandpa and include the photo(winks).
Thank you for stopping by! @driplord
Today, I will try to find his photos after looking through a mountain of photographs 🤣
Hahahahaha, it's okay. Just know i'll be waiting till whenever.
Yours is one of those ones you know? Where I need to drop by and give a personal thank you. Thank you.
There was 50 something of these entries, I had to consider a lot of factors. Yours was one that made deciding difficult, I'm glad you entered. I wrote a note next to yours, "authentic, like I was sitting at the table."
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Dandays thank you so much for stopping by. Wow 50 entries is quite a lot! I am sure judging them in a timely manner was no easy task.
I am glad that you found it authentic. Being a decent story teller online is something I still need to work on. :)
I think my grandfather was misunderstood here and there. He was a creaturs of habit and rules but there were small moments when he showed a different side.
When dudes were working for me I would say how it doesn't matter who it is, me or them, we could do a million big things but it doesn't matter when it's the little things nobody will forget.
That and 'you will make a name for yourself, it's inevitable, whether it's a respectable name is up to you.'
I had several of them I know this doesn't have a whole lot to do with grandparents but when I get to bla bla bla bla bla I'm like bla bla bla thumbs! Get ahold bla bla of yourself!
I couldn't agree more with this. Ultimately, it is upon us. I will keep this in mind.
LOL it is all good. You are always a box of joy to talk with Dandays. not to call you a box here