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When once he fell off his bike she removed the offending
vehicle and refused to allow it back ever again saying his
chances of having children would be ruined if he continued
to do such dangerous things! (I wonder if she took her
husband’s bike away; they didn’t have any more children?)
On another occasion when he fell out of a tree and broke
his arm he could not possibly tell his Mother (in case she
chopped down all trees?) He suffered for a day before he
had to give in. Jessie, having removed the fatherhoodinhibiting bicycle, also insisted that he wear ankle-guard
boots because of his supposed ‘weak ankles’, and braces to
keep his pants up, while all the other boys wore belts.
Denis was utterly humiliated by his Mother’s
ministrations. I found this story hilarious as my Mother
and I always joked about kids wearing boots to protect
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