One Whole and Perfect Day Chapter 7 Summary

No Grandson of Mine

  • Stan is throwing a temper tantrum over May's comments about Lonnie getting married and his future wife wearing the dress.
  • To him, Lonnie is a lazy, shiftless failure. He's gone through a long string of majors and quit every single one. Not to mention that he streaked his hair silver, and what's up with that anyway?
  • What really ripped it for Stan was when Marigold and the kids were visiting one day and Marigold had a breakdown over Lonnie's inability to focus. Stan responded the way any rational parent would at seeing his daughter upset: He went after Lonnie with an ax.
  • This obviously didn't go well—Lonnie and Stan had a fight that ended with Lonnie leaving home—and now Stan is determined not to give into nostalgic urges to reconcile with his grandson.
  • Meanwhile, May is thinking about how wonderful it would be to have a wedding in the family and shares her thoughts with Sef.
  • We learn that although Sef is her imaginary friend, she was once a very real person, her best friend from the children's home who took care of her when there was no one else to do so.
  • Watching Stan putter around outside, she realizes that he's going to be eighty soon—it's the perfect occasion for a family celebration. She immediately decides that whether they want to or not, Stan and Lonnie are going to make up.