Stories, Novels, and Other Such Stuff From Big V

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

The Haystack Incident - Part A - 760 words

The Haystack Incident You may not believe it, but I have sat here, staring at the computer screen for almost an hour before I could write anything, but eventually, I did. This was one of the last major abuse incidents that happened before I left home permanently, but I will fill you in on that day... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Part Four - Who Ate My Donut? (1030 words)

Who Ate My Donut? The last thing I want to do is make you think I was the only kid in the family who was the subject of abuse. When it came to “discipline,” my mom was an equal opportunity abuser. She beat all six of us. As I look back with many more things in perspective than I ever knew back then,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Hold The Bus - Part C (345 words)

After my father died in 1994, I asked myself the same question so many people asked me. “Why didn’t he stop the abuse?” I was still in the grief process of his sudden and unexpected death, but I couldn’t answer the question - why didn’t he stop her? It took me several weeks to come to terms with the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 21, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Hold The Bus - Part B (1100 words)

No couple ever was 100% agreeable 100% of the time, but a good couple will understand that and forgive each other. My wife of 47 years was a wonderful woman who knew I was flawed, and despite some of the crazy things I did, she worked with me, and we made things work. On the flip side, someone had... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 20, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Hold The Bus - Part A (864 words)

Hold The Bus - Let’s Talk Again I’m sure by now, you have questions. Many questions. I knew that would happen. I lived through all of this, and I still have questions. The first thing we need to do is consider the period this story began. As much as people would want you to believe that the 50s and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 19, 2022

How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You? Part C (1065 Words)

Humiliated In Every Sense of the Word I had barely gotten off the bus at school the next morning when my friend approached me and asked, “What did your mom say?” I made a face and told him I couldn’t go because I had work to do. He told me “that’s not fair, and you should tell her that.” Yeah,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 17, 2022

How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You? Part B (915 Words)

4 PM - After School Admittedly, I was young and just about to where I thought I was fairly smart. If I had really been smart, I would have kept my mouth shut, but you know how the ignorance of youth works. You engage your mouth for several seconds before you engage your brain. I got off the bus and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You? Part A (730 words)

How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You? Growing up on the farm was a good thing for me for many reasons. I learned a genuine work ethic out of necessity. It did not matter if I didn’t feel good or if I didn’t want to work in the barn. The cows needed to be milked. Every day, twice a day, the cows... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Part Three - D (984 words)

The '56 Christmas Incident It’s funny how certain events stick with you for a long time. My father had an odd laugh, and when I get in certain situations, and I will hear him laughing. That’s a pleasant memory. The beating I got in the afternoon of Christmas, 1956, is another memory I will carry to... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 14, 2022

I Hate My Mother - Part Three - C (878 words)

I never knew it for years after I left home, but there was a reason my mother was like she was for a reason. I was visiting one of my paternal uncles, and I was relating my last encounter with my mother when he pulled me aside and told me what had happened eight years before I was born. It was the... Sign in to see full entry.

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