Trust me, it doesn't work out any better when they can connect with you at a young age.

[Audrey was a shining example of that, though it could also be said that her father has used that aspect of their relationship against her because he knew how well it would work.]

I'm sorry about your dad, though.

[She still misses her grandpa, so she's imagining it as a thing that never really goes away, just kind of fades into acceptability over time.]