Dave Rubin is an openly gay comedian and YouTube talk show host, and his 85-year-old grandmother is awesome. He sat down with her for a family chat, and she opined that she could give a damn that he’s gay as long as he’s a “good person” and “happy”. This is an interesting coincidence for me. I recently bonded with my husband’s gramma for the first time at a family wedding, and the following happened:
Gramma: Some women don’t take their husband’s name after getting married nowadays…*shakes head sadly*
(in an earlier awesome convo, she revealed to me that all of the “terrible storms” our country has been having lately is “because people stopped going to church.”)
Me: Some still do, though. (Actually it was more like screaming “SOME STILL DO, THOUGH!”)
My husband: Yeah, I took HIS name. *gestures to me*
Gramma: Whaaaatt?
Me: *poised for tension* Er, yeah. HE’S HARVEY NOW!
Gramma: Hardy? He’s Hardy?
My husband & me: HARVEY!
Gramma: *looks at me* He took YOUR name? He’s Harvey now? Not [my husband’s former last name]?
Me: (thinking “oh shit, she’s 89, this could go badly”) Yes, Harvey.
Gramma looks at the two of us, then goes for her purse. She pulls out a tiny tattered notebook and flips to a fresh page.
Gramma: Well. I better write this down!
And proceeds to carefully write her grandson’s first name followed by “Harvey” (“With a V you said?”) on the page and underline “Harvey” emphatically.
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I think people would automatically assume elderly people wouldn’t be down with the gay thing. Not true.
Wow, Dave Rubin’s cute.
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