Non-Fiction

My parents had seven children and my mother felt trapped in an awful marriage to an extremely controlling, angry man. Her only way out was by dying of cancer when I was a teenager. I was able to break the cycle when I married and had children, but I am an introspective/reflective person by nature which helped me to deal with my past and plan ways to have a better life. I do give the author credit for his perseverence.

There have been so many times I thought I should write all of the memories down, but I have made it a priority that my two children heard the stories many, many times growing up. They had a comfortable life and I wanted them to realize how fortunate they were.
If I had to pick one or two adjectives to describe me it would be resourceful and tenacious. I don't see much of that in today's young people. I guess growing up poor I always felt you had two choices - sink or swim.