Remembering Gramps
October 26, 2022 at 11:16 am 37 comments
For Friday Fictioneers 100-Word Challenge: 28 October 2022
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Back in the day, Gramps used to sit on this chair. He looked so old with gray hair and all. Still, I adored him listening to his adventures and places he had been to when he was young.
Gramps was a smoker, a drinker, and a womanizer. Mom thought she was the only child only to find out that she had half-siblings. He was the complete opposite of Dad who was strict and a disciplinarian.
The chair belongs to me now but doesn’t have many interesting stories to tell to the kids. After all, I grew up taking after Dad.
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Musings of a Random Mind 
1.
neilmacdon | October 26, 2022 at 12:02 pm
May you have more good stories to tell
2.
plaridel | October 26, 2022 at 5:25 pm
neil:
perhaps after a few more years… 🙂
3.
Alicia Jamtaas | October 26, 2022 at 2:06 pm
I think Dad is the better way to go.
4.
plaridel | October 26, 2022 at 5:25 pm
alicia:
it looks like it. 🙂
5.
beth | October 27, 2022 at 12:57 am
well done
6.
plaridel | October 27, 2022 at 10:38 am
beth:
i’m glad you liked it. thank you for reading.
7.
Iain Kelly | October 27, 2022 at 1:47 am
An interesting contrast. Perhaps a halfway house between Dad and Gramps would be best!
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plaridel | October 27, 2022 at 10:38 am
iain:
absolutely. 🙂
9.
Keith's Ramblings | October 27, 2022 at 6:37 am
I wonder what tales the kids will tell when they inherit the chair. Nice one.
10.
plaridel | October 27, 2022 at 10:37 am
keith:
only the future can tell. 🙂
11.
rochellewisoff | October 27, 2022 at 6:41 am
Dear Plaridel.
Good character beats a good story any day. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
12.
plaridel | October 27, 2022 at 10:37 am
rochelle:
your generous comment is deeply appreciated. please check the video that i had added. 🙂
13.
rochellewisoff | October 27, 2022 at 10:46 am
Love the video. I’d never heard Willie Nelson’s version.
14.
plaridel | October 28, 2022 at 11:01 am
rochelle:
i’m glad you liked it. 🙂
15.
elmowrites | October 27, 2022 at 7:25 am
Sounds like both Gramps and Dad had their failings. But then, don’t we all?
Took me a moment to figure out who was ‘he’ in the womaniser sentence; not a major issue but just I read it as Dad being the smoking, drinking disciplinarian, until I got to Mum’s siblings.
16.
plaridel | October 27, 2022 at 10:37 am
jen:
i rewrote it a little bit for clarity. thanks. 🙂
17.
elmowrites | October 28, 2022 at 7:30 am
Love it – smooth change adds clarity without taking anything away.
18.
plaridel | October 28, 2022 at 10:59 am
jen:
i’m glad you liked it. thanks again. 🙂
19.
poetisatinta | October 27, 2022 at 9:06 am
Great story 🙂
20.
plaridel | October 27, 2022 at 10:36 am
poetisatinta:
thank you for reading. i’m glad you liked it. 🙂
21.
dorahak | October 27, 2022 at 8:00 pm
I wonder if Gramps wasn’t the reason Mom picked a husband that was quite the opposite. Can’t say I blame her!
22.
plaridel | October 28, 2022 at 11:00 am
dora:
she did for obvious reasons. 🙂
23.
Tannille | October 27, 2022 at 11:03 pm
I hope he recorded all those wonderful stories.
24.
plaridel | October 28, 2022 at 10:59 am
tannille:
i’m afraid he didn’t.
25.
susanrouchard | October 28, 2022 at 3:36 am
thanks Plaridel for your memories of “Gramps”. Very vivid.
26.
plaridel | October 28, 2022 at 10:59 am
susan:
thanks for reading and commenting. much appreciated.
27.
Brenda's Thoughts | October 28, 2022 at 7:01 pm
There are many ways to have adventures. I’m sure his dad had a few as well and the older he grows, he’ll have his own. Very nostalgic!
28.
plaridel | October 31, 2022 at 9:23 am
brenda:
great point to consider. 🙂
29.
granonine | October 29, 2022 at 4:58 am
The story, the singer, and the song–a perfect match-up.
30.
plaridel | October 31, 2022 at 9:23 am
linda:
if you say so. thanks for the kind comment. 🙂
31.
msjadeli | October 29, 2022 at 5:45 pm
I wonder what the young’ns will tell when it is their turn in the chair. Nice layered storytelling, Plaridel.
32.
plaridel | October 31, 2022 at 9:23 am
msjadeli:
only the future can tell. 🙂
33.
Bill | October 30, 2022 at 9:10 am
Indeed, scallywags make the most interesting stories, after the fact. Well told.
34.
plaridel | October 31, 2022 at 9:22 am
bill:
i totally agree. 🙂
35.
Na'ama Yehuda | October 31, 2022 at 10:49 am
Less stories, more morals, perhaps … 😉
36.
plaridel | November 2, 2022 at 9:26 pm
na’ama:
that’s one way of looking at it. . 🙂
37.
Na'ama Yehuda | November 3, 2022 at 9:36 am
🙂