A tribute thread to my Mom

[liberaltrucker]

Martha Ann was born March 31, 1929(nice timing, huh?).
Her first memory as a child was the soup lines in a small
Alabama town. But she survived.

As a teenager during WWII, she was infatuated with the fighting
men in uniform. Damn, she had a lot of pen pals. Lucky for me,
she married the right one, Robert Lee. She gave birth to 2 boys
before me(I got here 3/11/1954).

Unfortunately, due to a service-connected injury, my Dad died
on Nov 11, 1955(again, nice timing). I never knew him.

With a lot of help from family, and VA and Social Security survivors
benefits, and Mom's tenacity, my brothers and I not just survived, but
thrived.

In 1958, she met Wes(more about him on Fathers Day).

My older brother served 2 tours in Vietnam. I was a war protester.
Needless to say Mom and I had a few, uh, "discussions", but she always
saw my point, even if she disagreed.

My Mom is an FDR Dem. She's 77 now with failing eyesight due to diabetes.
If she were a few years younger, she'd be on DU bitching on us to give
the Repukes(she loves the title!)hell. She knows about DU, and asks every
time I talk to her(twice a week), "What's happening on that Democratic computer
site?". I gotta admit, it does my heart good.

Mom, Happy Mothers Day! You've earned every accolade we can give you, including
the honorary DU username I gave you-MadMarthaBama.

Your loving son,

Ronney.

[Bossy Monkey]

1. Bless you for realizing you're blessed. K & R nt

[Floogeldy]

2. Ain't moms great?

:)

[blue neen]

3. I salute your mom for raising a son who could write such a

moving tribute. Happy Mother's Day to you both. :)

[Syrinx]

4. Bless your mom's heart!

My mom asks me about that site too. I still wonder where she heard about it. ;)

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

5. Very nice piece about your mom, lt

She sounds like a very special person. Happy Mother's Day to her, to my mom, and to all the mom's out there.

[wildhorses]

6. thanks for sharing liberaltrucker

my mother was also born in a small town in 'bama.
:hi::hug:

[Callalily]

7. What a wonderful

tribute to your Mom, liberaltrucker. She sounds like a grand lady!