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Growing up in the 1950s was a far different experience than that of children today. We knew every family on our block, the names and ages of their kids and the names of the family pets. We knew what the fathers of the families did for a living, what time they...
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My mother earned a teaching degree from the University of Georgia in the mid 1960's. She taught for a few years and then had to stop to have me. Back then you could not teach and be pregnant (GASP!!). Her main profession was raising my brother and me and that kept...
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My mother was born in Ft. Kent, Maine in 1903. She was the third of eight children. Two of her siblings died. Her father owned a tremedous amount of land but due to his poor eyesight he could not work and the land was sold off to support the family. My...
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Have you ever loved someone so much it hurt?
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I grew up in a very caring family but one with limited resources. My dad worked at a refinery and my mother was a housewife so there was not much money for non-essential items. When I was in the 9th grade, I was invited to a house party that was "dress-up." ...
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When I left home I left behind the greatest friend I would ever have. My mother and I were very close. Even though I was miles away, we talked every day, sometimes two or three times a day. Many miles separated us, but I traveled that nine hundred and ninety two...
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I remember hearing some stories about the women on my mother’s side of our family that made me believe they were women who were way ahead of their times in their thinking, attitudes and behaviors. I think they must have learned at a very young age to be independent and...
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