On one of our many trips to Texas
Anyway, they found this postcard that said “The Four To Woo Sisters”.
The oldest To Woo Sister was cute and it said “Some fun to woo” next to her
The next To Woo Sister wore glasses and was reading a book and it said “No time to woo” next to her
The third To Woo Sister looked stupid and it said “Too dumb to woo” next to her.
The last To Woo Sister was a kid and it said “Too young to woo” next to her.
I remember Dad saying that was just like his girls.
Of course Judy loved the postcard…it made her look good. JoAnn even liked it…she did love to read. But ME…I hated that postcard. I hated it for what it said, and I hated it because the whole family thought it was “perfect” for the 4 Tucker girls.
At that point I realized The WHOLE family thought I was stupid…not just Dad.
Why couldn’t ANY of them see how hurtful that postcard was? NO... they just laughed and then Judy bought the postcard to take home.
That postcard had a very large impact on my life. I never forgot it and I never forgot what it said. I was determined to prove it wrong….
I hope parents today are a little kinder to their kids! What one person thinks is funny can be very painful to another.
1 comment:
Your dad was lucky that you decided to prove him wrong. I think most people head the other way and figure that's what they are so why bother trying? Just goes to show that formal education isn't necessarily a good indicator of intelligence- smart people come in many different types!
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