My mom’s ‘different’ than most moms, and I know that. Everybody’s mom is going to be
Different, of course, but my mom is a special kind of different, though. Some moms beat
Their kid(s). My mom didn’t beat my sister nor myself. Some children can’t live with their
Parent(s). My sister and I both had/have a little bit of Mom and Dad. Some kids can’t
Get out of the unstable environment, into a clean, health, stable environment. My sister and I
Both go tout. I guess what I’m trying to say is my parents aren’t totally perfect. But then again,
Who is perfect? With my mother’s mental illness, she did the best to her capability at the time.
As far as my Dad, he also did his best. It may not have been to the best of his capability, but how
Do you expect someone to try and raise his children and to please his mentally ill wife at the same
Time? One wrong move he makes in raising his girls or in his marriage and his wife was always right
Behind him; whip in hand. She may have not used an actual whip, but she knew how to ‘punish’ him for
His one small human mistake. Weather it was verbal, mental, physical, or emotional hurt, she knew
How to get him…and his girls. Her whip always seemed to change with the wind. Sometimes she’d
Become a little sneaky an try to find a new way to hurt him or their girls. Over time, her husband
Got to the point where he had to leave that lifestyle behind.
