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Re: Kabu
It wasn't just the isolation that made our situation so dire. There was no money. Local businesses were family owned & didn't hire outsiders, she had to be home when we weren't in school & it would have been a 20 mile drive even to work as a store clerk or waitress. No wonder she was often volatile and suffered meltdowns.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 14, 2018 at 3:54 PM
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I always feel so sorry for your Mother and also for you her children. Her holding back her emotions so tightly really meant that there was no family happiness or loving. I undersand her more than I want to, but what a shame that as you got just a couple years older that she didn't share herself with you.
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Kabu
on October 14, 2018 at 2:55 PM
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Pat
Thank you for this story. You knew things should be better and no child should ever be shut down for believing that! Good for you, and sorry the road to hoe, so to speak, was as it was. The Road to Hoe, sounds like a title. oops.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 14, 2018 at 2:11 PM
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It's amazing what our foreparents did back in the day to make things work, especially when they were kids, getting thrusted into such difficult situations.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 14, 2018 at 10:48 AM
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Yes rather heart rending, of course the standard of living was not very high anywhere.
For all her faults your mother was unlucky but I think she did what she could. She must have been terribly unhappy . It was a rough time for women and still is for some. 
posted by
C_C_T
on October 14, 2018 at 7:25 AM
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interesting start to a new book...look forward to next installment
posted by
Annicita
on October 14, 2018 at 7:04 AM
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