BILL CADY Word Count: 149,227 - At My Friend's Place

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Bill Cady, The Early Years … by Bill Cady 15 family could‟ve sued my family. After a long and protracted court battle, they‟d‟ve had a settlement amount. From there, as long as it wasn‟t over fifty bucks, they could‟ve collected from my parents. Anything beyond that, they‟d‟ve had to get in line. Mom was the one who always paid the bills. The only thing my old man ever did, besides a few low-paying jobs, was read magazines and go crow hunting. Oh, and fish for carp on the Grand River. Yuck! When Mom paid bills, she used “the hat trick”. Put the names of everyone she owed money to in a hat, then pulled out one at a time. When she was out of money, that was it, even if someone‟s name was still in the hat. It just meant they‟d have to wait until the next time she paid bills. If a creditor got snippy with her, Mom would always put „em in their place. She‟d say, “If you don‟t watch your damned mouth, your name won’t even go in the hat the next time I pay bills!” Mom was nobody you wanted to mess with. She and my old man pulled another really shitty trick when I was barely two years old. It was in the middle of February, 1951, the 11 th , to be exact. I was starting to have control of the household. I‟d already learned when Mom was bluffing and when she wasn‟t, so I knew what I could get away with and what I couldn‟t. I also knew my old man was pretty regular in what he did. If I wanted to get attention, I‟d sit on his lap and read magazines with him. By my age two, I knew every damned car on the road. Today, over half a century later, there probably aren‟t a dozen cars on the road I can identify. Sound regressive? If he was asked a question, Dad had only one answer. “No”. He never even stopped to think about it. He said no. That was it. So, never as Leviticus, Limited 33-0505963
Bill Cady, The Early Years … by Bill Cady 16 stupid as all the rumors going around town about me say I am, I soon learned which questions to ask him. “Do you mind if I go play with Susie?” “No”. “Do you care if I make myself a sandwich?” “No”. I also knew, if I‟d done anything, it was best to stay away from him. If I was disobedient, it meant he had to stop reading his magazine and deal with me. If he heard Mom yelling, he‟d get mad. (Moms yell at kids a lot, and make dire threats. All you need to do is look sorry and stare at the floor until she‟s done). He couldn‟t read while she threatened to disembowel me and send parts of me to twelve different countries. Disturbed as hell and interrupted, he‟d come whip my ass hard enough to leave bruises at times, then go back to read. Mouthy fuckin‟ kid! Keep your trap shut, you little shit! Of course, if he was in a hurry, or we were around people, he showed far more restraint. He‟d just backhand me in the mouth. If I cried or made a scene, he‟d “give you something to cry about” and whip my skinny little ass. Sometimes with his hand, sometimes with a belt. I learned to keep my crying to myself. With Mom, you had to ask for things when she was busy. Wait until she‟s got stuff strewn all over the kitchen to cook dinner. Maybe catch her when she was doing a puzzle, or sewing, and didn‟t want to break her concentration. Even then, you had to ask her in a low voice so she couldn‟t hear you. She‟d always say something. I‟d pretend it was the word “okay”. When she‟d ask later why I did it, I‟d remind her I got permission from her before I did whatever it Leviticus, Limited 33-0505963
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BILL CADY Word Count: 149,227 - At My Friend's Place

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