“I married a man who was a descendant of the pioneering Wooster family. The Woosters came to this area in the pre-Humble Oil days and settled over on the west side of town where Baytown Nature Center is today. “My husband was an only child. … Continue readingShe’s had her share of unexpected family deaths
Mother, age 54: “I was a fast food queen at one time, so I just wanted to get back to being healthy again. I wasn’t sick or anything. I just knew that internally things didn’t feel quite right. “She goes on these pages on Facebook … Continue readingLike mother, like daughter when it comes to health
“She worked for many years taking care of children and cleaning house. Now she sits on the porch and sneaks out back to cut her grass with scissors because the lawnmower didn’t do a good enough job. “She doesn’t want you to wash her clothes … Continue reading‘She’s not going to just sit down and rust out’
“My girls are 4, 3 and 2 years old. They can be a handful at times, especially because I’m doing it all by myself and my youngest one is pretty much blind. “She was born with coloboma, which affects the iris and retina in both … Continue readingMother determined to be there for her girls
“She’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Now we’d like to have a boy. “When I was younger, all I ever wanted was to be a mom. But I wanted to be different from my mom. She wasn’t, and isn’t, a very good … Continue reading‘All I ever wanted was to be a mom’
“I came to visit because I hoped my daughter would listen to me. But I have never experienced in my whole life someone who is so blind, who cannot see. She is a different human being now, someone who I do not remember. So I … Continue readingMother broken-hearted over daughter’s life
“He was born with a significant heart defect and has undergone three open-heart surgeries. Eventually he’s going to need a transplant, but right now they’re just trying to get this heart to last as long as it can. “He’s been in the hospital a lot … Continue readingLifelong heart problem ‘really hasn’t fazed him’
“My big focus is on my kids growing up to do the right thing. Some days scare me more than others to see what decisions they make. “We let them make their own decisions on a lot of things, and some of those decisions may … Continue readingKids learn difference between right and wrong
“I’ve lived through her … Girl Scouts, FFA, 4-H. We still do a lot together. My husband — her stepdad — gets upset about it sometimes. But you know what, I had her because I wanted her. Nobody can take that away. She’s my girl.” … Continue readingMother, daughter each other’s biggest cheerleader
“My babies are 34 and 27. My son had little bumps along the way, but he’s been sober for over three years now. “It was tough. I was always so afraid for him, scared that I was going to get that phone call that he … Continue readingBumps in the road behind her son now