It's all about that Old-Country respect I talked about in an earlier post!! Your great grandfather was very respected and looked up to, so your Grandfather thought he should be treated the same, no matter what crap he dished out. You also need to remember that women and kids were not respected in those days, not like in this day at all!
Your Grandfather was never there for your Father and left alone so much of the time as a kid to fend for himself. When his Father did come back into his life, your father tried to have a relationship with him again, but unfortunately, you boys paid the price and so did I by putting up with the Grandfather's crap.
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