As a small child my Father would send out the dues notices for the Masonic lodge, and I would help. When Dad noted a pink tinge to the envelopes and checked my tongue he discovered I had cut myself silly on the envelopes, and I was assigned sorting the zip codes after that until I grew to use a damp sponge and save the taste buds..
Like most little girls I lived to please Dad.. it really is true Daddy's girl and Momma's Boy.
One of the most human side was hearing him laughing and finding the litter of tiny kittens were climbing his shirt draped around a chair. they would scamper up then mew to get down and he's chuckle and set one down just to have it repeat the act.. Yet he 'Never' liked pets..
He would never eat Chicken, he explained that it was due to how his mom made chicken and dumplings and he didn't like them and never touched chicken from the age of 3. When I came down in December of 2015 I made Stir Fry and Fried rice, and yep cut up two whole chicken breasts super fine, when he asked for seconds I served them. When he was done he commented he liked it.. I told him what was in it.. his open eyed and dropped jaw were priceless. His response " I always thought some dirty rat would pull a stunt like that on me, but I never expected it to be YOU" he blustered but the next day at Wendy's when I ordered a grilled sandwich, he looked at me and said 'Make it two'.
There are many things I can remember about my childhood and my Father, I think I'll try to remember these mostly.. TRV