Oh, I hear you, Chris. My 83-year-old mother can't change the channel on her tv in the kitchen. She can't seem to turn off, or turn the volume down, the tv in the living room.
Helen,
What an interesting story!
There is, however, nothing gracious in condescension. A truly gracious person would have risen from the table and retrieved the butter - in silence.
Jodi
Why we continue to believe the stories other tell of us instead of our own is a mystery to me. Good thing your grandfather had you to remind him he can write his own.