In 1967, Dad met my Mom, Carolyn, who had a little 3 year old girl Judy, when she came to work at Clark Motors, in the Parts Department. Soon, after, he finally got enough nerve up to ask her out. In 1968 they were married and became an instant family of 3. In 1972, I was born, and named Amanda.
Now, the story is, if I had been a boy, I would have been called Alex Jr.
Mom was so sure, that I would be a boy that she waited till only a few
days, before I was born to pick out a girls name. My Dad was so excited,
the day I was born, and he was calling everyone he knew, to let them know
about me.. The first thing anybody heard was, “We had a boy, and her name
is Amanda!!!” That was the beginning of a wonderful relationship
between Dad and I....
Many years later, my Mom and Dad
seperated. Over a few years, I spent a lot of time with both my parents.
Later when I became a teenager, I went to stay with my Dad. There were
some rough times between the family, through out this time, but the one
thing I have to say about both of them, is that they realize that, even
though they loved each other, they couldn't live with one another, and
they each loved me so much that they pulled together to be a family, where
in most situations there wouldn't have been one.
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