Double Dawg Dare Ya!
Growing Up in Cary, North Carolina, in the 1950s and Other Adventures.
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Sixty years ago, Cary, North Carolina was just a sleepy hamlet, a bedroom community for Raleigh, the state capital. There were just a few families, who served as the recurring characters in my childhood saga. There were no Italian, Polish, etc., last names, just English, Scotch-Irish protestants in our little town. Many more tales will follow, but suffice to say Cary, the fastest growing town in NC, is not the small town of my youth. I am driven to write this because experience proves that the memory of a person disappears completely in two generations. I want my family to learn what a blessed life I have had, though not without it's tribulations. That said, perhaps they will learn through my experiences about how I handled the good and bad times that everyone is dealt sooner or later if a long life is granted.
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If you ever wanted to know what the real “age of innocence” was like for those who lived it, this is the medium for you. The world has a warped view of the South in the l950s. Double Dawg Dare Ya will indicate a different point of view. The clop clop of a horse or mule is something that I miss hearing, and I am saddened to realize that most of today’s youth will never hear that sound as a part of their everyday lives. Today, when someone passes by, the only sounds are the thumping of a ridiculous sound system or the whining speed of a Ninja cycle. Traveling speeds now preclude any interaction between neighbors; we are more concerned with getting there than making small talk with neighbors.
About the Author
April is a retired educator and lives in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. She grew up in Cary, North Carolina, in the 1950s, an era that was steeped in innocence and community closeness. Her experiences illustrate her hometown that exists no more. She wants others to know what they may have missed.