- Grandpa was really into Grandma because when they met (at a volleyball match between White Rock and Blaine) she was wearing shorts and he thought she had great legs
- Grandpa tried to touch Grandma's breast on their first date (in the 1930s!) making her want to end the date immediately
- Grandpa was a regular horndog and "took care of his part" by getting married (he just wanted to "go off somewhere") because he wanted nookie
"Oh Anna, let Hans stay and play a game with Alec. Hans never gets to play with anybody. Oh wait! He's been playing with you--look at the condition you're in!"
"There's a whore over here." What? The neighbor's dog was in heat and came over to take turns with our two males.
Grandma's over-sharing of information is in direct relation to my questions from The Grandparent Book. I know I'm running out of time with her and I'm trying to fill out the book before the questions never are answered. Most responses to what she thought of Grandpa was "not much." Huh? They were married 60 years before he died. She said she thought she could change him. Haven't we always been told not to go into a relationship thinking that very thing?
"What did you think of Grandpa when you met him?"
"Not much."
"Why?"
"He was bossy."
Tell me about your first date with Grandpa. Was there anything about being married that surprised you? Grandma told me the answer to the first question before I even met Hans and substituted the word ankle for breast (although she used the word "boob" when retelling the story post-stroke--the stroke damaged her censor). No wonder Grandpa was confused when I asked him about it. (His response once he clued in to Grandma's code: "Well, I had to know if she was a good girl or not.") The last question brought up her surprise at his sexual appetite. I did ask, although I was thinking the response would be more along the lines of how different it is to share a closet or share a bed with a penis.
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