My Pop Pop wasn't the greatest man when he was younger. He had a drinking problem at one point and with that, he started having anger issues. But as the years passed that faded away, and he was precious with my Big Mama. He was tough on the edges, but when he loved you, you knew it. He was a wannabe John Wayne.
When I was born, I was a month late. They had to do an emergency C section on my Mother because my heart rate was dropping. This had my Pop Pop all kind of frazzled. He refused to come inside the hospital because he didn't want to get attached and then something happen to me. So like always, he waited outside in his truck. When all was well, my Father went outside to tell him. Pop Pop was livid that my name was Carly. My Mother said he complained that it was too complicated and hard to pronounce. Mom said it didn't take long to have him wrapped around my finger.
When I was born, I was a month late. They had to do an emergency C section on my Mother because my heart rate was dropping. This had my Pop Pop all kind of frazzled. He refused to come inside the hospital because he didn't want to get attached and then something happen to me. So like always, he waited outside in his truck. When all was well, my Father went outside to tell him. Pop Pop was livid that my name was Carly. My Mother said he complained that it was too complicated and hard to pronounce. Mom said it didn't take long to have him wrapped around my finger.
That man would do anything in the world to make sure that I was safe and sound. He was in charge of getting my sister and myself to and from school. I never had to wait in line. He would be outside the school at 2:00 to wait on me. This is the man who had to have an Oxygen tank 24/7. Big Mama was wheelchair bound because she had an amputated leg. So every day after school, my sister and I would have to go into Kroger to pick up odds and ends for them. Pop Pop always made sure that we picked out a special treat for ourselves. He usually even let me keep the change. He waited in that truck on the very edge of the building in the fire lane. No one ever tried stopping him from doing that. They knew it was his spot, and he wouldn't have moved even if they had asked.
There was one day when I was sick, so I just stayed home with him and Big Mama. Pop Pop wasn't always big on showing affection. I remember that I was laying down on the other couch half asleep. He noticed and got up to put a blanket on me. Little things like that showed me how important I was to him. He might have been wrapped my finger, but I was just as much wrapped around his. That man means the world to me. I wish that he was still around so that I could cuddle up with him on the couch. And he would never let a guy treat me the way that I've been treated before. They would have had a come to Jesus meeting with him by now. My Father would have been dealt with too.
There was one day when I was sick, so I just stayed home with him and Big Mama. Pop Pop wasn't always big on showing affection. I remember that I was laying down on the other couch half asleep. He noticed and got up to put a blanket on me. Little things like that showed me how important I was to him. He might have been wrapped my finger, but I was just as much wrapped around his. That man means the world to me. I wish that he was still around so that I could cuddle up with him on the couch. And he would never let a guy treat me the way that I've been treated before. They would have had a come to Jesus meeting with him by now. My Father would have been dealt with too.
This is the man who always made sure that I had a flashlight during a storm.
His normal state. My spot was right next to him on that red couch. (on left)
These photos were taken years apart, but he still has the same shirt on.
No one can compare to this man.
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