1. I believe that my mother and father were right on most everything they said.
This is one of my I believe states that I made during my 10 minute exercise. It struck me the most, because it holds the most truth of all. I did give my mother a real run for her money as I was growing up. From the time I was about 13, until I was 19, I just thought everything she said or did was wrong and loaded against me. Oh, don’t get me wrong, there were times when we got along ok, but there were many more time when we did not. Now, my father was another matter. We got along good, I guess that just boys. He was gone a lot working offshore in the oil industry, so when he was home, it was great. My mother just did not want to let go. I didn’t understand this at the time, and I did everything in my power to cause her trouble. Now that I look back, I really don’t know why I did these things. It took a conscious effort to do that. Before my mother passed away in 1986, I was 21 years old, had been working in the oilfield for a few years, and had grown up a bit. My mother and I had a chance one night to talk about these things, and I so glad we did. We got a lot out on the table, and were able to bring good closure to everything. Yes, I did apologize for most all of my actions, and she did as well for hanging on. It’s a good thing; she passed away unexpectedly 2 months later. It’s funny how things work sometimes. She was right about most everything. How do I know this, I have 5 kids of my own!
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