[Tax-chick]

... whereas the men earned the money and tended to the yard, then shot the bull over a few Pabst Blue Ribbons.

While somebody else reared their sons. Why should anyone be surprised, then, if the sons are following the path of those who brought them up?

What a sad epitaph: "I traded my sons' manhood for b*llsh*t and Pabst Blue Ribbon."

[Jack of all Trades]

My Father has told me that at times he felt like he rarely saw his own Father. This is because he was working 6-7 days a week during the depression to support his family. I suggest that this has been the common experience of most children as widespread farming has declined.

IMHO, learning how to respect ones Mother in no way turns him into a buffoon. Rather, it makes him a better man.

Perhaps a better Epitath would be: "We let daycares, and TVs raise our children. Now we have a whole generation of over sensitive, live for the moment cry babies. Waaahhh."