One of my father’s favourite sayings seemed to be “just like it was in Bower Avenue”. He was referring to an incident that happened when I was 18 months old and he wanted discipline me but my mother refused to let him spank me. So he took offence and from that moment on he stated that he was taking his hands off me; I was my mother’s child and not his. He would refer often to “that son of yours”. You can tell this parable strikes a chord with me. I can almost hear my father saying these words as I write. My father couldn’t get over the thing which became an issue for him and it coloured the rest of his life and created a major problem for my mother and me (guilt by association). How incredibly sad! All my growing-up-years with my father I felt like I was “that son of yours”. I am sure you know what I am saying. I am sure too that you know I am not telling you this story to get these things off my chest. I have long since dealt with these issues. I forgave my father and squared it all away. I am adding this Ian Story to this Gem for your sake, dear Reader.
Just Like Bower Avenue
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