April 27th, 2010, My Loving Grandmother, “Minnie C. Roddy” Grandmothers take great pleasure in enjoying every moment with their grandchildren. I have never known a grandparent who could look their grandchildren in the eye and say “NO”. Grandchild: “Grandmother, could you take us hang gliding off Mount Kilimanjaro next week”? Grandmother: “Ok honey, let me [...]
Being a parent to your child or children is very important. My mother did the best she could at a young age being a parent to me and my two siblings alone but the important things did not take place in our household. I love my mother a lot and I appreciate the things that [...]
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April 14 I’m giving the keynote speech at a Mother’s Day event on May 1st. I’m asked to tell my story about being a mature woman assisting Mom navigate her elder years. Around 75 women, multi generational, are expected to attend the event. Many will relate to the general topic. That of course is the [...]
April 13th, 2010 More Aunt Wisdom Twins Samella and Rosella moved to Chicago in 1959 and 1961. Trained as nurses, Chicago offered better employment opportunities. Aunt “Sam” is an angel, the definition of unconditional love. She offered lots of hugs during the times when I needed them the most. Most of them came after run [...]
I was never taught about credit cards before or after I left off to college and the average American doesn’t. I had to learn about credit cards the hard way. I thought making the minimum payments each month would be fine but that was the problem, I did not pay them on time. Before I [...]
April 6th School Years, Our Values, My Aunts Aunt Betty: Aunt Ida and I bumped heads daily. I’d ask myself, “Why is Aunt Ida so hard on me? Why should I have to do all this hard work when all my friends are at the play ground playing baseball and tag?” Aunt Betty was the [...]
