For anyone who grew up near, or spent any time in, the woods, there are a number of lessons we received (by word of mouth or experience) that ensured our survival absent the regular safeguards and conveniences of the modern life. The one that sticks out for me? When in a jam, birch bark is nature’s toilet paper. Second to this, though, is the primary in a series of lessons about bears. Specifically, you happen to run across a bear while jaunting through the wilderness, to a quick peek around and scope out whether there are any cubs around. A rule 1.b to this is pray to god that if you do happen to see some cubs, you’re not between them and momma!!!
Yes, the momma bear is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to her cubs. That human mothers have taken on this label to describe their reactions to something happening to their kiddos should come as no surprise to any of us: mothers of the world experience the ups and downs of their children as if they were experiencing them themselves! While this can oftentimes lead to rather embarrassing situations for us children (such as this mother who called in the Peruvian military to rescue her "missing" son), at other times it works out rather well such as when Azim’s mother took on a “Killer… (Doug Gilmour), and walked out with some now prized memorabilia for her offspring:
I live in Mississauga, Ontario and back in the mid 90's (can't remember which year, I was probably around 10 years old) Square1 opened the first mega Sportchek store in the area. As part of their opening they had Doug Gilmour come in for autographs.My mom took me, my brother and my sister there about an hour early but there was still at least 100 people ahead of us. My mom is NOT a sports fan at all, so she left my older sister in charge while she went shopping around.
After she left the two teenagers in front of us brought in the rest of their "friends", which added another 5-6 people ahead of us. A few minutes later security came in front of us and said "Mr. Gilmour" was getting tired and had to cut the line short.
My mom saw us out of line and asked what happened. When we told her, she snatched our hockey cards and told us to wait right there. About 30 minutes later she came back with all of our cards and an 8x10 photo signed. She told us later that she snuck back into the line when no one was looking and when she got to the front they told her only one item per guest. When she mentioned she had three kids D.G. said it was fine, signed all three, signed an 8x10 photo and gave 2 more blank photos for us. Being the oldest, my sister claimed the 8x10 but I still have the signed card on my shelf.
Probably the most memorable thing my mom, who is in no way a sports fan, did for us and a nice story that makes you value Doug Gilmour a little more.
Nice one Azim! Great that you’ve got a fantastic story to go along with this keepsake!
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