At the age of 26 I was still a virgin, and my father always warned me, “Stop sitting on the grandfather’s lap and be careful with him.”

 

It wasn’t something I was ashamed of. I had had some dates, but I had never met anyone I trusted enough to take that step.

 

Interestingly, my father seemed more concerned about my behavior in the presence of a particular man.

 

My grandfather.

 

Grandpa George practically helped me raise myself.

 

 

When I was little, I followed him everywhere. Even as an adult, he hugged him, leaned on his shoulder while we watched television and sometimes joking, sitting on his lap for a photo, as I had since I was a child.

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