Birth to Five
I was born in El Paso, Texas, possibly at a Military hospital. I was the third and last child, my father had a vasectomy after I was born. According to my Aunt Bonnie, Daddy always wanted a little girl an was thrilled at my birth. More on that idea Later. According to my mother, she never wanted children at all so maybe Dad took care of all of us, but there were old black and white photos of a very happy looking Mom holding each of us after birth. Mom wasn't hateful, abusive or mean when we were growing up, she just wasn't there a lot. I remember her laying in bed most days, head covered, feet out. Daddy would tell us that Mama loved us but just didn't/couldn't say it because it was the Japanese way. (I now believe she suffered from severe depression, more on That later.) Not long after I was born we moved to Wichita, Ks. which is very close to where Daddy's parents lived in Ark City, Ks. I know Dad struggled to provide for us. We lived in a relative's baseme...