--- title: "1 Know Aunt Quotes By Harold Phifer" description: "1 Know Aunt quotes by Harold Phifer. Plus more from Harold Phifer and more Know Aunt sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/harold-phifer-45214_christian_yet-the-upcoming-year-was-going-to-be-a_1838397.jpg" --- > [“Yet the upcoming year was going to be a new phase of my life. I would get to follow my big brother to the big house. I had reached that golden age of six. Finally, I was going to experience the real deal. This was no appetizer, or tater tots, or French fries. This was the whole Ore-Ida. I would be amongst thechaos like all the neighborhood kids. Everyone that knew Jerry would get to know me, too. Since we were at Aunt Kathy’s, I had to curtail my exuberance.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/yet-the-upcoming-year-was-going-to-be-a-new-phase-of-my-life-i-would/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/harold-phifer-45214_christian_yet-the-upcoming-year-was-going-to-be-a_1838397.jpg) ## More by Harold Phifer > [“The teacher pulled out a pile of papers. They were Bennie’s tests and homework assignments. Mrs. Lewis said, “Ma’am, here is the proof that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/the-teacher-pulled-out-a-pile-of-papers-they-were-bennie-s-tests-and/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) > [“Being mindful of Aunt Kathy’s presence, I turned to reading the Bible while sitting in the living room. It was my way ofkeeping my aunt at bay. Yet, my facade didn’t sustain me for long. I got called to the dining table anyway. Next, I was told to follow Jerry’s instructions once we left the house. Then to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/being-mindful-of-aunt-kathy-s-presence-i-turned-to-reading-the-bible/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) > [“Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis. Aunt Kathy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/thanksgiving-is-no-time-for-amateur-hour-in-the-kitchen-but-we-were/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) > [“One other thing—she was always armed. Ossie May talked about her gun even more than she bragged about her cooking. Out of nowhere, she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/one-other-thing-she-was-always-armed-ossie-may-talked-about-her-gun/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) > [“Yet the upcoming year was going to be a new phase of my life. I would get to follow my big brother to the big house. I had reached that golden age of six. Finally, I was going to experience the real deal. This was no appetizer, or tater tots, or French fries. This was the whole Ore-Ida. I would be amongst thechaos like all the neighborhood kids. Everyone that knew Jerry would get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/yet-the-upcoming-year-was-going-to-be-a-new-phase-of-my-life-i-would/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) > [“I ended up sitting right next to Sexy Patty. The placement wasn’t on purpose. (I needed the hands of God, not a girlfriend.) Since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/i-ended-up-sitting-right-next-to-sexy-patty-the-placement-wasn-t-on/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) > [“Meantime, a midsize Labrador mutt cut me off at the cul-de-sac. He was in desperate need of a rubdown. I gave it a thought but feared his bark and constant gruff. I locked eyes then noticed his black and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/meantime-a-midsize-labrador-mutt-cut-me-off-at-the-cul-de-sac-he-was/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) > [“I knew Dad was concerned about my past associations. I was from the Trash Alley. It was my community. I hung out with thugs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/i-knew-dad-was-concerned-about-my-past-associations-i-was-from-the/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) > [“If a man was around when Aunt Kathy came by, she would berate him and throw him out. I even saw her toss guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-phifer/if-a-man-was-around-when-aunt-kathy-came-by-she-would-berate-him-and/) [Harold Phifer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-phifer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know-aunt/harold-phifer/#itemlist", "name": "1 Know Aunt Quotes By Harold Phifer", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Yet the upcoming year was going to be a new phase of my life. I would get to follow my big brother to the big house. I had reached that golden age of six. Finally, I was going to experience the real deal. This was no appetizer, or tater tots, or French fries. This was the whole Ore-Ida. I would be amongst thechaos like all the neighborhood kids. Everyone that knew Jerry would get to know me, too. Since we were at Aunt Kathy’s, I had to curtail my exuberance. 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