We were all happy to see my Dad out of the house for a bit. He could be unbearable, at times. The chicken coop was only in the back yard. As for the statement, it had a figurative meaning that he made literal thinking he would shame my mother, but it didn't work. My mom got a laugh out of it and was happy he had such discomfort because of his stubborn obnoxious irritable behavior. We all laughed, but he wasn't. Again, he could have stayed down the road at my paternal grandmother's house.

Don't get me wrong. We always loved my dad, and still do. He has had his faults, but so does everyone else in my family, too, including yours truly. People have, at times, been happy for me to shut up or be out of sight. Looking back, I now don't blame them. Yup!