Folklore of a smart-@$$ Father

[mermadn]

My mother was a career registered nurse. My father was a career Marine. They met on Okinawa when Mom was in the Army. They shared a no-nonsense practicality and lack of reverence for every day matters, including injury and illness. Manners were strictly enforced. We were raised using actual medical terms for body parts and functions. Language was

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[spanish_peacock]

I think I would have liked your father

[mermadn]

I wish you had had the chance to find out:)

[anonymous]

What a fantastic portrait of a man who was clearly worth knowing. Thanks for sharing him.

Megan
www.acorndreaming.com

[debsiobhan]

Ha! My Dad used the deep subject line when you said well too. Only he added "for shallow minds".

[mermadn]

I always love it when I hear of others who use any of the Dadisms. Just out of curiousity, was your Dad born in the 30s? I understand that some Dadism allusions are generational.

[debsiobhan]

Born in 1928 I think which puts him right in that generation.