Stories My Dad Told Me
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Growing up, my father always wanted to tell his story but, he was too embarrassed about his spelling.
After he passed away, there were rumors he had stories written down. Unfortunately, no one was able to find them.
I had been thinking in the years since he passed away, I wanted to write the story of my father. Instead, I chose to write about the stories he told me while I was growing up.
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Stories My Dad Told Me - Tracilyn George
INTRODUCTION
My father came from a family of talkers and storytellers. Some family members exaggerated the details of their stories while others would make things up altogether.
Dad always wanted to put his stories in writing but, he was far too embarrassed by his spelling to do so. While his math skills were at genius level, his spelling left much to be desired.
Because of his poor spelling, mine was excellent. He often would ask me how to spell words from as far back as I could remember.
There were mumblings my father had put his tales in writing but, the papers were never found. Chances are they were inadvertently thrown out during a cleanup of our attic.
Since his death in 2007, I had a lingering thought in the back of my head to write the tales he told me over the years. Most of the following stories are anecdotes from my father or about my father. There are also contributions from friends and family members.
WHEN YOU CROSS A SCOTTISH MUM
My father’s mother came to Canada from Carluke, Scotland when she was 16 years old, hoping to become a teacher. She spoke only Gaelic and knew no one here. She never become a schoolteacher, but taught her children right from wrong without putting her hands on them.
Dad said when he was younger, the summers in Dartmouth were hot and the water from the well was so cold, it would give you a headache.
One summer day, when my Dad was about twelve, his mother was on her knees, scrubbing the hardwood floors in the kitchen. He walked through the back door, dragging in dirt onto the floors she was on her knees, cleaning.
Nanny had scolded him. He gave her a saucy response and sat down at the kitchen table.
She didn’t say a word. Nanny stood, took her bucket and dumped the dirty water into the sink. She then pumped fresh water into her bucket.
When she finished, she turned and threw the freezing cold water over my father’s head. Dad sat in shock.
Nanny pointed her finger, stating, That’s for saucing me once. You do it again; you will get worse.
My father said he never gave her lip for the