When I started college, my mother enrolled, too; she was 42 years old.
AdvertisementFor most of her life, my mother followed traditionMy mother met my father during her freshman year of college.
My mother spent most of her time alone — well, as alone as you can be raising kids.
She made a three-dimensional Wonder Woman birthday cake and a World Wrestling boxing ring out of toothpicks.
She finally decided to chase her dreamsWhile my mother typed my college applications, she was also typing her own — in secret.
Persons:
—, Raggedy Ann, Who'd, I'd
Organizations:
Service, Wrestling, Red Sox
Locations:
toothpicks