How Does Grandpa Bob Influence My Life

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My Grandpa Bob has had an enormous influence on my life, he’s patient, smart, and rich. Once I was riding my dirtbike around in the Wolf Lake hills. Suddenly I drove into an enormous mud puddle and the dirt bike sank down into the puddle. I Immediately went to report the news to Grandpa Bob, you would never have expect his response. Grandpa Bob buys me lots of things, shows me all of the best fishing spots, and almost never gets frustrated with me. Back when I was twelve my grandpa Bob gave me a hardly used crf230r and like I mentioned earlier, I got it stuck in a mud puddle. I had to go tell grandpa the bad news. When I went to tell grandpa Bob the news he told me I always should be careful with dirtbikes and I should just go around the puddles. My grandpa didn't get mad he just went to the dirt bike store to pick up a new dirt bike. This is one of the few kind of things that my grandpa buys for me. He is extremely rich. Grandpa Bob not only buys me things he also influences my life by passing knowledge down to me. When I was five I …show more content…
When I was seven Grandpa Bob decided he was going to teach me how to shoot a gun. Grandpa Bob got out his 22 and decided to let me shoot it. Grandpa Bob taught me how to load the rifle and then told me to shoot it. Grandpa Bob instructed me to line up the two sites and line them up with the target. At first I didn't know what he was talking about so I said "okay, I got it!". I disregarded his comment completely and kind of looked down the barrel. I shot the rifle and missed the target by a good 5ft grandpa encouraged me by saying "Good job!" or "Nice!". After like fifty shots grandpa Bob would wonder why I wasn't getting any better. Instead of getting frustrated grandpa Bob carefully explained how you aim and made sure I was doing it correctly. His instruction had led to me shooting my first deer. This is an example of the many times that he easily could have gotten frustrated but he

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