Luck
Luck is for Lottery, it is also at the intersection of preparation and opportunity. The difference is the motivation you have to not sit around and hope. You must get off your ass to get lucky on purpose.
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The begining of “me”
The fights were brutal. My brothers and I would hide, crying in our rooms during the multi day events. Multi day because David would refuse to leave and continue to antagonize. They happened often. Sometimes once a month. Around every three usually. They were very physical. Dishes were cleared and thrown across rooms, knives were …
The return
It is said, one day we go outside to play with our friends for the last time. I can tell you this would happen often in my life. David got his discharge after ballooning to three hundred and fifty pounds and We would leave North Carolina without much fanfare. I went out to play and …
The soldier
I don’t remembered the flight. mom said I fell asleep immediately after takeoff and slept the whole way. We were on our way to North Carolina. Mom and David got married back home and David decided to join the Marines, no doubt due to a lack of options. It was post Viet Nam war, around …
Mother child
Robin was 15 when she got pregnant. An accident , no doubt. She would carry the child and assume the responsibility of motherhood just 4 days after turning 16. I grew to be a large baby. 10 lbs at birth and healthy. Strange considering the amount of marijuana she smoked while pregnant. She was also …