The Women of Duck Commander: Surprising Insights From the Women Behind the Beards About What Makes This Family Work by Kay Robertson & Jessica Robertson

Author:Kay Robertson & Jessica Robertson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781476763309
Publisher: Howard Books
Published: 2014-04-02T04:00:00+00:00

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JUST CALL ME MAM

Lisa

I am so glad Miss Kay and my sisters-in-law have happy memories with their grandparents. My memories are less pleasant, simply because my grandparents’ house was the place where a member of my extended family abused me for years. Even though I spent a lot of time there, much of it was filled with fear and pain. But my grandmother was a very sweet lady, and my mother tells me I received some of my physical attributes from her. If you wonder what I mean, let me get specific: hips and rear!

My grandmother and I spent a lot of time together during my childhood, and when I stayed with her, she took me fishing about three times a week. That is how I learned to spit, potty in the woods, and bait a hook. Those times with her were also where I gained my love for fishing with a cane pole. She could slap that thing down in the water like nobody’s business! When she took me fishing, we caught bream and then went home to scrape ’em, clean ’em, and eat ’em.

My grandmother also let me help her in her garden, and I still love to shell peas and shuck corn because of her influence. I spent a lot of time with my grandmother; I do not fault her for the choices my relative made, but my memories sometimes get a little skewed when I think of my childhood with her.

My biological family has endured a lot of sadness and hardship over the years, so sometimes looking back is difficult. I lost my father to cancer, my sister and brother to alcoholism, a nephew to a motorcycle accident, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins for different reasons. I am the only child left to my mother. She has really been through a lot of heartache, but she has endured, and we are held together by our mother-daughter bond and Christ’s love. She is very strong and opinionated, and Alan will quickly say I received that trait from her.

I don’t blame my parents for what happened in my childhood. They didn’t know! When I did tell my mother about it, she confronted our relative, but he denied it or said he didn’t “remember doing that.” I have told her it has been dealt with and Christ has healed me. She was glad for that news, at least.

My mother has found joy in keeping my grandchildren while Alan and I work, and they share a close relationship with her. Even though thinking about my past is difficult, thinking about the family I have with Alan and looking forward—now that’s a different story. When I think about the generations in our family, the people who bring me the most joy are my daughters and grandchildren. I believe our daughters, our sons-in-law, and our grandchildren have a bright future built on a strong relationship with God, and that gives me great hope for the days ahead.

Earlier in the book I wrote about the troubles Alan and I faced at one period in our marriage.

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