Loud Father

After my father had emergency brain surgery and had finally gotten out of a three month coma, he attended his first social event. The wedding of our next door neighbor and my sister's brother-in-law who also grew up in the same neighborhood. Groom was known for always having motorcycles, boats, campers etc. Most parties were concerned about how long this wedding would last (They're in the middle of a divorce right now, but lasted 7 years, about 6 more than most people thought.)

The 6 of our immediate family were seated at a table in a place of honor and were talking about how nice everything was and my dad, who had not mastered his voice level yet, said very loudly, "I just hope Ron realizes Jane isn't one of his toys". We hushed him as soon as we could and we all started to crack up. It was the first time I saw my dad laugh since the surgery.