From the book Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. I selected Grandpa Gunnar Irby, also known as daddy. I was born and raised in the South. I call Greenville, South Carolina home. I’ve been married to Georgiana and we have four beautiful children; Odell, Caroline, Mary Ann and Robert are my children. We have gone through many ups and downs in life. Everything that we have been through, we remain a close family. Mary Ann has given me four grandchildren, Hope, Odella, Jacqueline, and Roman. Mary Ann moved Hope, Odella, and Jacqueline to Greenville, South Carolina and this is where I became very close to my grandchildren. I wouldn’t even consider them grandchildren, they have become my children. The first time I heard my grandchildren call me daddy, my heart felt full and I wanted to protect, teach, and provide as much as I could for them.…show more content… She was a Jehovah Witness and I do not practice any religion because G-d would not like it if I drank alcohol or smoked cigarettes. I have a bad habit of smoking cigarettes. My belief is G-d doesn’t judge us for what we do, he will see the good in people’s hearts. Jehovah Witnesses believe that Jesus did live and die, however they don’t believe everything Jesus has claimed to do. While raising our grandchildren, I realized I was not as strict as Georgiana. She would always make sure the kids followed the rules and never missed a Jehovah Witness gathering. They went several nights a week and Sundays were the day that they would knock on people’s
