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At Home in Mississippi

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Growing up in the 40 and 50 in MIssissippi

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Comment from patcelaw
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This is a marvelous story that you have written about Lucille and Glover and I enjoyed listening to it those times in 1933 were very hard because of the great depression and I understand they're problem with having to face having another child.

 Comment Written 04-Feb-2024


reply by the author on 04-Feb-2024
    Thank you Patricia. I'm so glad you enjoy my stories.
    Beth
Comment from royowen
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Boy, you are a gifted person when it comes to writing biographical accounts of your family history Beth, you are brilliant, I'm afraid I couldn't go back much further than my parents generatin, this is beautifully written, the detail and skill this takes is fantastic, well done, blessings. Roy

 Comment Written 04-Feb-2024


reply by the author on 04-Feb-2024
    Thank you Roy. This is a wonderful review and I treasure the words you use to make me feel I'm bringing back some of thier personality that might be lost unless I write ir as it came across to me.
    Beth
reply by royowen on 04-Feb-2024
    Well done
Comment from barbara.wilkey
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I really like this story. I am hoping Glover will accept the possible baby. I can't wait to read more.

Her father passed away peacefully the next day. (the following day)

it would be able to crawl without getting splinters
in its knees. (move 'in its knees closer to 'splinters')

 Comment Written 04-Feb-2024


reply by the author on 04-Feb-2024
    Thank you Barbara. I'm so glad you like my story. I'm sorry you have to keep reminding me to use following instead of next. Maybe I'll eventually learn.
    Beth
reply by barbara.wilkey on 04-Feb-2024
    No problem. It gives me something to write about.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
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She had to be a courageous woman to marry a guy with nine kids
And her bringing two
More y into the gray was
Massive
How did they fare among the exisiting tribe?

 Comment Written 04-Feb-2024


reply by the author on 04-Feb-2024
    I think everyone got along pretty good. Luckily the older ones got married and left home. Some of the Lay boys were a wild. They made some homemade whisky and got my mom drunk when she was agout five. I they had keep her mother from finding out until they sobered her up.
Comment from Begin Again
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Losing a loved one is difficult enough but compounding it with losing your home and independence would be frightful. People back then had a stronger backbone and did what ever was needed or expected with a concern for themselves. Beautifully written, Beth. Very enjoyable.

Smiles, Carol

 Comment Written 04-Feb-2024


reply by the author on 04-Feb-2024
    Thank you Carol. We all too what we have to do but at least now we usually have more choices. I would really have hated to have been faced with what my grandmother had to deal with.
    Beth
Comment from Ric Myworld
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It's always nice to read about real, likeable people, and real life. The ups and downs, and hopefully more ups, but the reality of the inevitable down spots. Thanks for sharing.

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 Comment Written 04-Feb-2024


reply by the author on 04-Feb-2024
    Thank you Ric, You know I appreciate you hanging in there with me as I post these thing. I wish I had a wild imagination like you.
    Beth
Comment from damommy
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Annie Jane was wise to realize she couldn't run the farm by herself, but I know how hard it must haven been to give up her independence. I think it would be difficult to live in someone else's house, no matter how gracious they might be.

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 Comment Written 04-Feb-2024


reply by the author on 04-Feb-2024
    Thank you for the review. She actually divided her time among her four children because she was didn't want any one of the to feel she was cramping their style but she hated living out of suitcase ane really not feeling totally at home anywhere.
reply by damommy on 04-Feb-2024
    Bless her heart. A remarkable woman.