My mother was only seventeen when she had me, so my grandparents stepped in to help raise me

“My mother was only seventeen when she had me, so my grandparents stepped in to help raise me. Because of that, I had a very strong bond with them. My granddad’s name was Willy, and he used to work in a chocolate factory, so you can imagine all the kids in the apartments, waiting for Willy Wonka to arrive every Friday afternoon with a refuse bag full of chocolates. When I was about seven, he got cancer, only he never told me. I remember one day he took me to the pub, sat me down and ordered a pint for himself and a pint glass of coke for me. He passed away a few weeks later. I’m sure he already knew, but only later I realized what that day meant for him; it was his way of having a pint with me before I came of age. I often think of how proud he’d be if he knew that today I’m a beer specialist in the factory of his favourite beer.”

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