My daughter is a telltale!

[Tartan34C]

Originally Posted by camaraderie

Mareld...welcome and funny story!
In case you have not figured it out here... telltale= a piece of string or tape on a sail that shows wind direction.
Tattletale= a funny daughter who holds Mommy accountable!! (g)

In the old sense of the word a telltale is something that tells the truth or “tells the tale”. A telltale compass for instance is the upside down compass over the captain’s bunk. It was used to tell the captain that the boat was on course while he was in his bunk. A tattletale is someone who spills the goods on someone else and a telltale person can be someone who either spills the goods or just reports a fact.
All the best,
Robert Gainer

[TrueBlue]

From now on, I'm referring to my sail's telltales as tattletales.

[sanctuarysam]

if memory serves correctly Ben Franklin said..."Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
always liked that quotation, and it seems appropriate here...

[sailhagg]

Loved the story! Reminds me of when my daughter was little. Now she's a surly teen and barely speaks
sancturarysam-nice quote!

Welcome Mareld!

[Mareld]

You know I actually looked the word up before using it in an online dictionary...
Guess I got it wrong anyway!

Oh well, now I know the difference... I can hide behind the fact that I am both blond and swedish!

As for the comment from TrueBlue about not laughing - I can assure you that the damage wasn't that big and for my husband to actually get my daghter to side with him in a conflict made his day....

I did not even notice bumping into the dock or crane or whatever it was that I bumped into...

[sailingdog]

MarelD-

You sure it was you, and not your husband that did the damage... He could have paid your daughter off, knowing that you might not realize it wasn't your fault.

[merttan]

That's funny!!!