tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post8482509749338841055..comments2023-07-16T02:37:23.050-05:00Comments on Remembrances of An Arkansas Stamper: The Redoubtable AuntPat - Arkansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-86923873033769039282009-07-03T09:09:10.135-05:002009-07-03T09:09:10.135-05:00I just made a trip back to Kansas to see my life l...I just made a trip back to Kansas to see my life long friend. She has 6 Grandkids...They were at her house a lot. One morning my friend was getting all of the kids ready, she was going to take them to Bible School. My friend was very busy in the bedroom with one of the children (Ages 4-10) and several were in the living room with me. I was trying to keep them all under controll and I had that thought, 'Oh, they will be glad to see me go!'Sister--Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376197705851886291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-46428783195596959472009-06-28T15:40:59.655-05:002009-06-28T15:40:59.655-05:00Wonderful story. I could feel my spine straighten ...Wonderful story. I could feel my spine straighten up as I read those words. Your mother must have been a very polite host to accept that criticism in her home.. in her presence.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-22368321221592125792009-06-28T12:02:15.762-05:002009-06-28T12:02:15.762-05:00Maybe your mom didn't like her being constanty...Maybe your mom didn't like her being constanty critical of you and didn't invite her back...but I agree...what memories! It is so much fun to hear them.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-58558366636020080612009-06-28T11:33:37.188-05:002009-06-28T11:33:37.188-05:00What a difference in Aunt M and Aunt Jewel!!
I ha...What a difference in Aunt M and Aunt Jewel!!<br /><br />I had a grandmother and aunt like Aunt M. Sure didn't grow up with any affection for them! Aunts are supposed to be FUN!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984115229811752666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-36002076709209388282009-06-27T15:07:02.167-05:002009-06-27T15:07:02.167-05:00Pat....what a writer you are. I followed every wor...Pat....what a writer you are. I followed every word...trembling for you. It is interesting to learn of the different 'manners' in other parts of the world, too....I would love to know more.<br />Thanks for a well-written post.<br />Smiles from JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-88681857810909469332009-06-27T14:35:40.861-05:002009-06-27T14:35:40.861-05:00What memories. Now my Father was the one always t...What memories. Now my Father was the one always telling us to sit up straight, elbows off the table and etc. When Dad was around, I don't believe we ever had too many meals without someone getting scolded or yelled at, and someone always ending up crying. No wonder we all doctor for our stomachs. LOLPattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106461789118388241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-72965676992973611462009-06-27T14:07:26.964-05:002009-06-27T14:07:26.964-05:00Good story Pat...Aunt M must have scared your mum ...Good story Pat...Aunt M must have scared your mum too, fraid I would have sent her packing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-60140328287395794392009-06-27T13:29:59.425-05:002009-06-27T13:29:59.425-05:00My mother was raised by two old maid aunts.
We sp...My mother was raised by two old maid aunts.<br /><br />We spent summmers with them in Stephenville, TX. One aunt was Sunday school teacher in the 1st Baptist church and was less <br />disciplinary with us 3 kids. <br /><br />The other Aunt, who worked in a mercantile dry goods store, was more austere and administered more discipline (I'm sure with my parents permission.)<br /><br />I'm sure you can guess which aunt we favored and which aunt reminded me of Aunt M.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-14946739249831447752009-06-27T12:17:42.586-05:002009-06-27T12:17:42.586-05:00Pat,
Wonderful story. Hope this means you are fee...Pat,<br /><br />Wonderful story. Hope this means you are feeling better!!! I wonder if we all had a redoubtable aunt? !!!Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648866385164116020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-56010331396830613412009-06-27T10:40:41.768-05:002009-06-27T10:40:41.768-05:00Cute story about your Aunt M, Pat...Is she still a...Cute story about your Aunt M, Pat...Is she still alive? Wonder what she would say to you now ---since you 'cleaned up very nicely'????? ha<br /><br />That word, Redoubt, is an interesting word... The two meanings almost contradict each other... Maybe--if you put them together, you would come out with someone you are scared to death of, yet in awe of also... Interesting, isn't it??? <br /><br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-68733802664501519462009-06-27T08:22:11.458-05:002009-06-27T08:22:11.458-05:00Jeannelle: Two of my children are directly connect...<b>Jeannelle</b>: Two of my children are directly connected to the U.S. military and have lived abroad (England, Italy and Greece) for extensive periods. They quickly adopted the European style of using eating utensils, which is (pardon the pun) very foreign to me. Gardening daughter says it's a much more efficient way to eat; fork in left hand, knife in right.My Aunt M. must have made a great impression on me, because it still causes me some consternation to see both hands above the table.Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-10650574290020810712009-06-27T07:36:47.033-05:002009-06-27T07:36:47.033-05:00Great post, Pat! A special memory well-spun into ...Great post, Pat! A special memory well-spun into a story. Very sad about your aunt's only son. <br /><br />Just the other day, in the Miss Manners column in the newspaper, a foreign-born person asked why we Americans tend to keep our left hands in our laps during meals. Your story gives a clear explanation of why! Evidently, in Europe, both hands are kept up by the plate with utensils used by both.Jeannellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506888396193293867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-4863603971593614302009-06-27T07:34:37.029-05:002009-06-27T07:34:37.029-05:00Love that word and it does fit her. Wonderful stor...Love that word and it does fit her. Wonderful story and it really made an impression on you.<br />My mother was a benign version of your aunt. Table manners were important to her. <br />She would be horrified to see how far I have fallen from grace.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-76976726169253653712009-06-27T06:50:44.303-05:002009-06-27T06:50:44.303-05:00What a memory Pat. It had me wondering if your mot...What a memory Pat. It had me wondering if your mother said anything after your aunt would leave?<br />And did she actually help to instill any manners in all of you?Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.com