My father, Robert Lee Huffman, died at the tender age of 54.
For a guy so young, he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders...
His first kid was born in 1960 (me). He was still a kid at age 22.
Between 1960 and 1968, he had 5 more kids. He had a beautiful, faithful wife who died at the tender age of 33, in 1968, one of the most volatile years in history.
What else does a man do when he has 6 kids to raise by himself at the age of 30?
He starts to drink...and frequent bars in attempts to find his 6 kids a mother.
Through all the ups and downs in his short life...his kids all grew up to be good people. Hey, we all have our quirks and hang- ups (some of us more than others,,,ahem) but it could be a helluva lot worse.
As Daddy used to say when things got a little outta hand, he wouldn't give up on life, he would just throw up his hands and say...
"Oh well!."
For a guy so young, he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders...
His first kid was born in 1960 (me). He was still a kid at age 22.
Between 1960 and 1968, he had 5 more kids. He had a beautiful, faithful wife who died at the tender age of 33, in 1968, one of the most volatile years in history.
What else does a man do when he has 6 kids to raise by himself at the age of 30?
He starts to drink...and frequent bars in attempts to find his 6 kids a mother.
Through all the ups and downs in his short life...his kids all grew up to be good people. Hey, we all have our quirks and hang- ups (some of us more than others,,,ahem) but it could be a helluva lot worse.
As Daddy used to say when things got a little outta hand, he wouldn't give up on life, he would just throw up his hands and say...
"Oh well!."
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