Comments on: Fathers and Sons

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:48:13 +0000

I did not know Papaw was a sharecropper. I loved your Dad and your Mom. They were always so good to me. Miss them both. Weird to be the lead generation now that our folks are all gone.

By: Dan Snell

Dan Snell — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:54:00 +0000

POWERFUL and MOVING STORY of a Father & Son.

By: Jim Norman

Jim Norman — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:05:56 +0000

Thanks Kristin. He was a good man but he had lots of emotional baggage (I suppose we all do) that came from a tough childhood. His parents were sharecroppers during the Great Depression and they moved a lot. I remember him telling me that when the family needed work his father would round up him and his brother and sister and they would go from house to house begging for work. I think he felt responsible for his family from a very early age and believed showing emotion was a weakness. I miss him.

By: Cousin Kristin

Cousin Kristin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:27:51 +0000

I cried. I always loved your Dad. When I was little I thought he was John Wayne. I did not know about his drinking until Melissa lived with Anne. But I saw what you described. He was kind to me and I always liked him. I am so glad he was able to tell you he loved you there at the end. I am glad to know that happened. I like reading what you write. It is comforting.