First Words

A transcript from one of the most touching recordings from the Age In The Frame project.

Participant (18 yrs): I clearly remember sitting on his lap and he would read me stories, and my first word was “Grandad” and my second word was “buttons”, because I would sit on his lap and play with the buttons on his shirt, and he would say they were buttons. So my first two words were to do with him, just because of the relationship I had with him. And even though he died when I was 5, I think having him live in the house with me really benefitted my life, even though it wasn’t for a big portion of it.

Grandad’s Buttons – a quick study made in response to the above transcript.