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A Story About Aging Parents

Every Family's Got One 2018 Cast Video -- Kate Mayer Photo by ebeth photography Aging Parents -- it's part of the circle of life. And, one that storyteller Kate Mayer has personal experience with. Kate shares her touching and hilarious story... about helplessly watching her aging parents’ struggle with the loss of their “vast fortune” of odds and ends destroyed in a basement flood. As the oldest (and bossiest) sister of four girls, it’s little wonder that Kate swooped in to try and help her... aging parents out in a dire situation. Here’s Kate, reading “Saving Bobbleheads from Drowning”... Kathryn [...]

A Story About a Crafty Mother and Her Eggs

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Emily Gaffney Growing up with an early model “DIY” crafty mother, I got to witness the pursuit of craft perfection on a regular basis. No holiday or event was too small or insignificant for Mom not to break out the glue gun and summon her technical talent. Easter was one of her favorites; not because Baby Jesus was front and center in our lives, but because this annual celebration held massive decorating opportunity… a veritable mecca for a true crafty mom. Several weeks before Ham Sunday, Mom would put the newspaper down and [...]