Re: Dadizms
When my two sons were teenagers, they were't bad exactly... The Police never had to bring them home or anything,,,,, but----- they weren't angels either.<br /><br />I remember telling them things like,<br /><br />"You do that again, and we'll just throw your chair at the dining table away. Becasue after the whipping, you won't have any a$$$ left to put in it anyway".<br /><br />"For Christmas this year, the only thing you'll get is a belt with your name on the back of it. That way, if you ever get your head out of your 'transom',,,,, you'll be able to remember your name".<br /><br /><br />........<br /><br />My all time favorite is what a buddy of mine's Dad told us one time.<br /><br />His Dad didn't say 4 words a day on the average. But what he said, was usually rather profound.<br /><br />One day, I was home on leave from the Marine Corps, and met up with with my childhood buddy after he got off work on a Friday. <br /><br />We'd cruised around until pretty late---- seeing the sights in a few topless bars. Then we swung by his parents house to pick up his Shotgun for some early morning bird hunting.<br /><br />His Dad was still up, and greeted us. Then when he realized we were drunk, and carrying out a few rifles, shotguns, a .Colt 45, and about 20 pounds of ammunition, ,,,,,,<br /><br />He told us, "You boys be careful out there. Yaw'al ain't got just a whole lot of sense between ya".<br /><br />That was in 1974. His Dad is long gone,,, but I still remember that moment, and chuckle about it at least once a week.<br /><br />..<br /><br />One time, back in the late 90's, we were out on his 26' steel hulled Chris Craft, in the middle of the 'woods & stumps' on Lake Whitney late at night, we'd had a couple of beers after 'Bible Class',,, I think the sermon was from the Book of MILLER!!,,<br /><br />Then, one of those Tornado generating Texas Summer Storms blew in on us, and it took about 15 seconds to realize we were in some deep 'do-do'.<br /><br />He cranked the boat up, and was driving. I was peering over the Bow with a 2 'D' cell flashlite watching for stumps, and hollering turn directions over the storm......<br /><br />We wound our way through the stumps, and finally got into clear deep water about 3 AM. <br /><br />But, I didn't tell him that,,, I just tossed out the anchor with aobut 300' of rope & chain, went back though the cabin--- reached up, turned off & took out the key.... then turned around and jumped in a bunk and went to sleep. <br /><br />The next day,,,,, he told me,, "You know... It was funny then, but my Dad might have been right us".
<br /><br />The next time I tell ya, will be with a belt. 
