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Chapter XXII: Déjà vu 25 Mar 2011 | 10:53 am
The family decided to seek a second opinion, but didn’t know who to call. Mike watched his older siblings take turns explaining why they couldn’t do it, so finally he stepped up—as usual. He got a rec...
Chapter XXI 22 Mar 2011 | 10:04 am
It was 7:30pm when Mike received the summons to come home—and “home” was nine hours away. Mike packed the car while his wife and daughter finished dinner and then they headed out. The aunt wanted them...
Chapter XX: Back to VA. 8 Mar 2011 | 04:40 am
(Note: This is going on too long. I'll wrap up the "mom" story line in the next 3 posts--including this one.) Mike returned to the southwest Virginia area almost ten years after that fateful trip wit...
Chapter XIV: A Crack in the Wall 15 Jan 2011 | 06:20 pm
Fortunately, Don’s encounter with the point of the table left him with just a very badly bruised muscle in his back, no serious damage. But their father was still furious about the injury. To get Mike...
Chapter XVIII: Breaking Point 28 Dec 2010 | 10:17 am
The summer before Mike’s social experiment (in the previous post) was an eventful one. His oldest sister (Marge) got married in June. He helped clean and organize the reception hall and read two scrip...
Chapter XVII: Alternate Universe 25 Nov 2010 | 09:20 am
When Mike entered his second year of junior high, he received a gift from the school system. The boundaries changed and he was moved to a different school, where no one knew his siblings. He had a cle...
Chapter XVI: Old Yeller 9 Nov 2010 | 12:06 pm
As Mike was about to enter his teen years, his mom began to recover from her depression. She still needed help, but not as much--which was good because Mike had inherited almost all of the outside cho...
Chapter XV: Baseball 3 Nov 2010 | 09:26 am
As an adult, Mike took his kids back to his old elementary school for the spring carnival. It was fun showing them the school and telling them stories about teachers and friends. The “pick a fish” gam...
Chapter XIV: Ho, Ho, Ho 9 Sep 2010 | 08:38 am
Life was good at school. In the 6th grade his fellow patrols elected Mike to be one of four officers and he had a great teacher. When it came time for the school Christmas program, the teacher selecte...
Chapter XIII: Trust No One! 3 Sep 2010 | 02:02 am
As part of Mike’s education, he watched his father do repairs around the house. Soon he was able to do some things himself. But he still had a lot to learn. The summer he turned 10, he helped his fath...
