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Chuck Hinman, IJMA 115: The Time Mom Taught Me To Control My Temper Chuck Hinman: It's Just Me Again No. 115. Memories of childhood fraternal battles and the memory of his mother giving him a lesson he never forgot on fight fair. The next earlier Chuck Hinman story Advice for Retirement Is Chuck Hinman your favorite Sunday with CM columnist, as many tell us? If so, we hope you'll drop him a line by email. Reader comments to CM are appreciated, as are emails directly to Mr. Hinman at: charles.hinman@sbcglobal.net by Chuck Hinman The Time Mom Taught Me To Control My Temper My writings are full of accounts of scraps between my brother and me. Bob was two years older and dominated our scraps. It remained that way until I was 16 years old. Over night, I increased in size and strength and "Voila'!" - the scraps were over! We became best friends until his death a few years ago. The reason I know the scraps were one-sided at the time was this. When I visited him a few years ago in the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Wymore, Nebraska, he tearfully apologized for all the times he "laid it on me" in those days. It was like it weighed on his mind. I was embarrassed and lightly poked him on his wrinkled biceps and said "Aw." I hugged him in a rare demonstration of brotherly love. My mind drifted back to the time when we were about 12 and 14. As usual he was getting the best of me. I spotted an ice pick on the kitchen table and in desperation grabbed it and challenged him to "come on" if he wanted some of that ice pick! He didn't think I would use it and I caught him in the front part of his forearm - deep enough that it bled! HE WAS STUNNED! I WAS SCARED! Mom was nearby and put a hasty physical end to the fight. She didn't care who started it or what the fight was about. She grabbed my arm and in swift, tearful motherly resolve, imbedded the ice pick in my arm and with a look I will never forget, said "Now don't you EVER use this ice pick again to fight with!" The fight was over and she tearfully hugged us both as she put iodine and a light bandage on our identical wounds. Only Mom was crying but I learned a lesson BIG TIME! Years later whenever I use an ice pick, my mind goes back to the time my dear Mom taught me what must have been a nightmare for her to do, stab her son in the forearm with an ice pick to teach him an important life lesson. There aren't many made like my Mom! Her lesson worked! Written by Chuck Hinman on 10-29-2007 More articles from topic Chuck Hinman - Reminiscences:
Chuck Hinman, IJMA 079: Advice for Retirement: Kitchen Rules Chuck Hinman, IJMA 033: Cherry Canning Chuck Hinman, IJMA No. 139: What I Miss Most Chuck Hinman, IJMA 008: My First Dance Chuck Hinman, IJMA No. 88: The Grocery Cart Story Chuck Hinman, IJMA No. 022: Teenagers: Where Do They Fit? Chuck Hinman, IJMA No. 014: My Running Days Chuck Hinman, IJMA No. 013: Funniest Weddings Chuck Hinman, IJMA No. 015: Small Town Cemeteries Chuck Hinman, IJMA No. 066: A forgotten gesture? View even more articles in topic Chuck Hinman - Reminiscences |
 
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