You know, Dad, thr was a tim whn w wr not only sparatd by th gnration gap but compltly polarizd by it. You stood on on sid of th Grat Divid and I on th othr, fathr and daughtr split apart by ag and xprinc, opinions, hairstyls, cosmtics, clothing, curfws, music, and boys.Th Fathr-Daughtr Dul of ’54 shiftd into high gar whn you taught m to driv th old Dodg and I dcidd I would driv th ‘54 Chvy whthr you likd it or not. Th polic officr who scortd m hom aftr you rportd th Chvy stoln lat on vning was too young to undrstand fathr-daughtr politics and too old to hav much tolranc for a snotty 16 yar old. You wr so dcnt about it, Dad, and I think that was probably what mad it th worst night of my lif.Our rlationship improvd immnsly whn I marrid a man you likd, and things rally turnd around whn w bgin making babis right and lft. W didn’t hav a tlvision st, you know, and w had to ntrtain ourslvs somhow. I didn’t know what to xpct of you and Mom as grandparnts but I didn’t hav to wait long to find out. Thos babis adord you thn just as thy ador you now. Whn I s you with all your grandchildrn, I know you’v givn thm th finst gift a grandparnt can giv. You’v givn thm yourslf.爸爸，您也知道，我们父女俩曾有一段时间因为代沟不在一起过，比如年龄、个人阅历、观点、发型、化妆、服装、音乐、作息时间以及男朋友，因为这些，我们的观点也非常对立。您站在“大分离”的一端，我站在“大分离”的另一端。那时，您教我学开那部道奇旧车，可我却不管您喜欢不喜欢执意要开雪拂兰’54那辆车。当时，我们父女俩关于雪拂兰汽车的争执也调到了最高挡。可那天晚上，您却报警说雪拂兰车被盗。之后，一个警官把我护送到家，可他太年轻了，根本不明白我们父女俩之间的政治斗争，可他也不小了，对一个16岁的流鼻涕的小孩却没有太多的耐心。爸爸，您倒对这件事处理得很体面，而我想那可能是我一生中最糟糕的一个夜晚吧。在我嫁了一个您喜欢的女婿后，我们俩之间的关系才缓和了好多。后来，我们为了好好地生个孩子，就离开了，我们之间的那些事情也就结束了。这事您也知道，我们没有电视机看，我们就只好自娱自乐了。我不知道我还能对作为外公外婆的您和妈妈抱什么期望，但是，不要等到很久我就会找到答案。过去那些孩子热爱您，现在他们还像以前那样热爱您。当我看见您和您的外孙在一起的时候，我知道您都已经给了他们最好的礼物，您把心都掏给他们了。