Oldies

You may think they smell. You might think they're boring. You might roll your eyes as they tell you a story you've heard countless times. Let's be real, though. Oldies are better than us young whipper snappers.

Both of my grandmothers are still alive. Their stories are priceless. One I will call GG, and the other just straight up G. They're both super gangstah. 

G loved to go dancing. Her favorite is the fox trot. At one particular dance their was a man with a big ol' hat. He asked her to dance. She wasn't digging the hat, and said no. This man moved down the line of ladies, asking each to dance. He came back to G and asked her to dance again. She stuck to her guns, and said no again. That hat was just too big.

The man said, "Lady, I'm not asking to marry you, I just want to dance." Two months later they became husband and wife. Too fast? Sure, some might think so. But she's loved that man her whole life, and doesn't go a day with out talking about how much she misses him. He passed away over a decade ago.

GG was just as tough on the men. She is from Florida, and her brothers are avid fishermen. A man was expressing some interest in her, and she planned to take care of that right away. Just as this man was about to leave on a cross country trip she gave him a gift and forbade him to open it before reaching his destination. What a lovely gesture. Yes, what a lovely,lovely thing that was for GG to give this man a delightfully decorated package of fish to take on his journey.

A man should appreciate a clear message from a woman when he gets it.

Oldies have depth. The riches of experience are theirs. Many of them have been through the toughest times in history: the great depression, World War I and World War II.

Ask them, "what is your story?" The most burdensome questions we carry can be answered by learning from the vast experience of our elders.