people in Dad's bar
This is my post for #memoirmonday prompt How would you describe your parents' relationship? hosted by @ericvancewalton
Dad's Bar
I always thought my Mom and Dad would be together forever, that was when I was a young child. I do not remember them having any fights, but I do remember walking into Dad's bar many times and seeing a strange woman sitting on his lap, she had long red hair and she was very nice and I remember thinking how nice it would be if she was my Mom. It was not long after that, mom told us she would not be staying in the house with us. For a long time, I blamed myself for Mom leaving because I wished someone else was my mother.
Mom's trailer
Mom had this trailer brought in and set up for her to live in, it was put across the road from our house. She had the boats built at Mays Marina which was across the river from the inlet. The boats would be her income, she rented them to people who came there to camp, and she supplied the motor and everything else they needed. This arrangement did not last long because Dad kept coming over and starting arguments with Mom. I remember one time he came with a banana cream pie, they fought, and Dad smeared the pie on the inside of Mom's car, Dash, windshield, and floor. It was not long after that, Mom moved across the river and Dad would not let her leave the inlet with us, she had to visit us there.
day Dad got custody of us
This was the day we went before the judge to see who got to keep us. I remember this day clearly. Dad set me on the counter in his bar and said, "Who are you going to tell the judge you want to live with". I said, You Dad and he said that's my girl and gave me a big hug. Then he set my sister up there and asked her the same thing.
When the State took over our home and we had to move, we first stayed at a campground in DeLand Fl, Mom came to see us. We had no idea where we were moving so she did not know where we would end up. After this, they seemed to get along. We spent 3 months staying at campgrounds and Dad looking at property to buy. We ended up in Ava Missouri.
There are no pictures of my parents together so I would say after they separated pictures of them together were destroyed.
photos are mine