“I can relate to what you said about your father. Mine was born in 1904, and you knew enough not to make him mad. The one thing he would not tolerate was if we talked back to our mother. I did it once, learned my lesson well.”
Mine was born ca 1914...Kentucky hills. Had a predilection for leather...belts.
LOL! Mine was born in Holland, came to the U.S. as a small boy. He worked on the New York Central Railroad as a laborer most of his life. He was a tough old man. Very loving, but don’t tick him off. He’s been gone since ‘78, and I still miss him.