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Made names are the best...

My dad would visit my nephew and pull up in his truck and nephew would run to the door all excited, pointing and banging on the stormdoor "Truck!". One day they were just roaming around the house and my nephew pointed at my dad and said "Truck!". Henceforth, my dad was Truck. Everyone in the family called him Truck. We named my first son after my dad. He grew up calling him Truck. One Sunday lunch over at my parents, we were sitting in the living room and (dad, son, me, other family members) and I said "Hey, Dean..." to get my dad's attention and my son (probably about 3 at this point) looked at me quizzically, looked at dad quizzically, and stated "That not Dean, I Dean! That Truck!" We couldn't stop laughing for quite a while. The wisdom of kids.
Posted: 08/21/2024 at 09:44 AM ET
(In response to this post by Coach McGuirk)

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Okay Lizards, drinks are on me tonight. I'm a grandpa!
Tank 08/20/24 05:06 PM ET
Congrats!**
EDGEMAN 08/20/24 06:18 PM ET
…time to move to Florida and drive real slow**
chumley 08/20/24 06:09 PM ET
Amen. Congratulations **
TomTurkey 08/20/24 06:07 PM ET
Amazing!!**
turkeywinghokie 08/20/24 06:01 PM ET
Have you chosen a name yet? Or will you let the name be made for you?
Coach McGuirk 08/20/24 05:34 PM ET
Made names are the best...
Burruss Writer 08/21/24 09:44 AM ET
We welcomed our first granddaughter - they have chosen Sweet Pappy for me
Blobster 08/21/24 09:39 AM ET
We decided over Christmas, I will be...El Jefe.
Vienna_Hokie 08/20/24 06:02 PM ET
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HokieDan95 08/20/24 05:50 PM ET
I thought the grandchild chose what to call me, but my
Tank 08/20/24 05:37 PM ET
Sometimes what you choose and what the child chooses are different
Nova Hokie 95 08/20/24 05:51 PM ET
I love the unique proprietary names.
TomTurkey 08/20/24 06:20 PM ET
Enjoy**
astrohokie 08/20/24 05:27 PM ET
Amen! Best gig ever.**
Spudnut 08/20/24 05:16 PM ET
Amen! And congratulations to all.**
scoop76cs 08/20/24 05:07 PM ET