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76. Spend more time with my grandfather before he died. To ask him about his childhood.What year and why?
I was afraid of my grandfathers. My dad's dad died when I was 7 and my mothers when I was 9. going back and knowing what I know now, I would not be afraid of them. They were grumpy but not with me. Just in general.Anyone from '69 to '76. Like @AugustaGator I'd want to go back and spend even more time with my granddaddy. I'd hunt and fish even more than I did and show greater appreciation working each summer on his tobacco farm. Even though he told me a lot about him growing up and how his family made it through the Depression as poor they could be, there's still a lot of things I'd like to talk with him about. My story isn't unique, but back during that time kids from single parent homes wasn't the norm and I always felt a little less around my friends since it was pretty well known that my father hit the road when I was four (and has made no contact since). I didn't know it at the time, but he did me a huge favor since my granddaddy pretty much took over my raising. He passed away back in 1985 and there still isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about him, something I learned or a funny story or event, the positive impact he had on my life. Yeah, getting to go back and spend some more time with him would be like a dream come true.
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