Chrissie Swan

And I had lots of questions, not as a child so much, but...

As an adult, you know, when you grow up and have kids of your own, it brings a lot of questions about the parents that have gone before you, parents and grandparents.

And I did have some concerns about him and his

Yeah, they were answered.

And it's not the sort of thing, because it is so close and it is my dad's dad and, you know, it seems like he didn't die that long ago, you know, because he was still so present in everybody's memory and life.

It wasn't the sort of thing that I felt comfortable asking about.

I think particularly, you know, to a man of my dad's era and age, they just really don't have any interest in talking about that.

I mean, if you ask dad what a boundary is, he's like, well, the line divides your property from the guy next door.

You know, he doesn't want to talk about boundaries and vulnerability and,

disappointment and, you know, all that sort of stuff.

So I didn't have any answers until this show and I got all the answers I wanted.

My kids have no interest.

Actually, no.

I'm going to qualify that.

My kids don't ask about my side of the family.

The other side of the family, their dad's side of the family, is me.

far more interesting.

And my eldest son, Leo, has a real affinity for Egypt and Greece and Lebanon.

And he speaks Arabic and French and he can listen to people in fantastic supermarkets full of delicious things.

and understand what they're saying.