Yep, he was right after all
I can’t help but wonder what my dad would be thinking right now. You know… when I eulogized him at his memorial service 7 years ago, I re-read something HE had written when his dad passed. This particular passage keeps sticking in my mind…
I want to say just a few words about my father. Someday my son, Grant, will say a few words about me. Someday, further on, Grant’s son will say a few words about him. That’s the natural way of things!! We need not fear it, we must embrace and accept it.
When dad said that at my grandpa’s funeral, I thought to myself… “Yeah… I doubt it.” Then when I re-read his words at his funeral, I thought, “No way…” I was 31 and didn’t think THEN that I’d ever have a kid. He knew though. Dad loved to be right when others thought “no way…”
Someday my son (or daughter) will say a few words about me… You were right, dad. 🙂
3 comments April 24 2008 7:40 pm | Pepperguy | Grant
Did your dad ever make any comments about your terrible habit of eating phones? 😉
And of the small handful of pics I’ve ever seen of your dad, he’s had that exact same smile in every one, I think.
Fashion runs high in your family, does it not?
Dad’s pants… my (grandmother-made) jumper with stripes… oh yeah! I think we went and did a family shoot for Vogue right after that photo was taken! 😉