Flashback Friday

Today for Flashback Friday we are talking about our family structure.

My Flashback:
I lived with both my Mom and my Dad in the same house until I went away to college. They divorced after I graduated from college.

My Mom was a stay-at-home Mom. This is why I dreamed of being a stay-at-home Mom myself one day. She volunteered at my school. My cousin stayed with her while my aunt worked from the time she was born until she was going to kindergarten. That year I was going into 9th grade. One of my former teachers who had been named the principal of the primary school asked if she'd be interested in being her secretary. So when I started high school Mom started working. She has worked as a school secretary since then. She is really good at it and loves what she does.

My Dad was a machinist. He worked normal day hours for many years until he went to work for a large company. Then he did some shift work. He hauled junk/trash for the phone company. He took their trailers of trash to the dump. He always came home with interesting stuff and had a huge collection behind the barn of things he'd collected through the years. He could fix anything, and we still call him with questions when something messes up or breaks.

I don't recall a set list of chores I had to do. I remember making my bed every morning. For many years we had to go to the laundromat so I would help sometimes load or unload the clothes or fold them.

I am a stay-at-home Mom now and very thankful my husband supports me in this.

Have a day of blessings!