Mom was working outside the home and raising 5 kids in the rural South when the women’s movement got speed, so it did little to help her situation. Nevertheless, she stood up for herself in her job and was not afraid to walk away if she was caught in unfair conditions or undervalued. Even in my tiny home town, she always found another job and a better opportunity. She has pushed herself over and over to grow and try new things.
When she hit 50 and the kids were almost out of the house, she went back to school and became a nurse. Later, she got her real estate license. She played in a professional country music band and still plays music every chance she gets, with friends or with the band that invites her on stage at the concerts known as “musicals” back home. She can oil paint, play the piano by ear, make amazing chocolate gravy, garden, shoot photography, take care of the cattle, shoot a gun, drive a tractor, give a shot, can fruits and vegetables, write, and do too much other stuff to write here. She is fascinated by technology and travel and fervent in her politics.
I have always been close to my mom. We are a lot alike. I look like her, have many of her mannerisms and I certainly like to learn new things. I am an entrepreneur because I witnessed her courage, passion, social disposition, humor, and moral integrity.
Thank you, Mom. Happy Mothers' Day.
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