Like Brothers As I said before relationship titles were one thing, the roles people played were something else. Before we moved to Jasper, when Mom and I would go visit on the weekends, I always looked forward to seeing my family. However, there was one cousin in particular that I […]
I never told my mother I loved her while she was alive. Not because I didn’t love her, but because we were never raised that way. As I’ve come to find out, that was common in families back then. Love was never, or hardly ever expressly verbalized. The common retort […]
In the book “Drama Free”, the author, Nedra Glover Tawwab, describes the differences between “roles” and “relationships” in a family. Some people may be labeled as a cousin, sibling, etc. However, they may fill the role of a parent, uncle, aunt or sibling. Oh how true this is for me. […]
More on Mom The Story of my Mom con’t As I got older, the dynamics of my mom’s and I relationship evolved. Since it was just the two of us, and while living in Jasper, we developed more of the mentor/mentee type relationship. And as I reached adulthood, we became […]
Disclaimer: The time of this story was early 80’s. So please don’t think or accuse my dearly departed mother of being negligent due to my apparent “autonomy” described in the telling of this story. This is a story I’ve never told anyone except maybe my wife? I NEVER told my […]
Mom Right after my father died, they brought Mom home, helped her to bed and tried to console her. I don’t remember who all was there at that time. I do know, like I previously said, my dad’s sister was there, but I can’t remember who else at that very […]
Disclaimer: In some posts, I may reveal what some may call “dirty laundry”. We all must remember, no family or person is without fault. The same is so with mine. The objective is always to learn from the past, history. Not to repeat it. Grace I wish my childhood would […]
I Originally wrote this around Father’s Day of 2024. I didn’t have a Blog at that time. LOL!! Since Father’s day is coming up I wanted to tell some stories about my dad. It has been close to 45 years since my father died. And because I was so young […]
As the clock struck twelve on January 1st, dawning the start of a New Year, I had memories of times past. When my life was simple and fun. Of the ways we, as kids in the eighties would bring in the New Year. Popping Firecrackers! We didn’t light fireworks, or […]
Hi there! Welcome to my blog! My name is Alvin. I’m from Texas. I was born in Hempstead, TX and raised in Jasper, TX. I presently live in Houston. I’m married and have two grown children and one “bonus” child. Professionally, I am a physical therapist assistant. My biggest hobby is […]