Hi Rhonda,
A cute and fascinating little story.
Virgie
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From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:29 PM
Subject: the stranger
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> The Stranger
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> A few years after I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our
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> Texas town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting
> newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was
> quickly accepted and was around from then on.
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> As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind,
> he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mum
> taught me good from evil, and Dad taught me to obey. But the stranger...he
> was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with
> adventures, mysteries and comedies.
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> If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science, he always
> knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed
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> to predict the future! He took my family to the first major rugby game. He
> made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but
> Dad didn't seem to mind.
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> Sometimes, Mum would get up quietly while the rest of us were shushing
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> other to listen to what he had to say, and she would go to the kitchen for
> peace and quiet. (I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to
> leave.) Dad ruled our household with certain moral convictions, but the
> stranger never felt obligated to honor them. Profanity, for example, was
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> allowed in our home... Not from us, our friends or any visitors. Our
> long-time visitor, however, got away with four-letter words that burned my
> ears and made my dad squirm and my mother blush.
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> My Dad didn't permit the liberal use of alcohol but the stranger
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> us to try it on a regular basis. He made cigarettes look cool, cigars
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> and pipes distinguished. He talked freely (much too freely!) about sex.
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> comments were sometimes blatant, sometimes suggestive, and generally
> embarrassing.
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> I now know that my early concepts about relationships were influenced
> strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my
> parents, yet he was seldom rebuked... and NEVER asked to leave.
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> More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our
> family. He has blended right in and is not nearly as fascinating as he was
> at first. Still, if you could walk into my parents' lounge today, you
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> still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen
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> him talk and watch him draw his pictures.
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> His name?.......
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> We just call him 'TV.'
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> He has a wife now....We call her 'Computer.'
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