Confessions from the Sixth Child out of Seven

Tag: farm

  • The Manning Quartet

    The Manning Quartet

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    Mabel Houle
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    My sister Doris was born in 1944. She graduated from Flambeau High School in 1962, and started working at the school as a secretary. She lived at home, bought a car to drive to work each day and had money to contribute to the household. She would buy different food items from the grocery store…

  • Father’s Day

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    Mabel Houle
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    Each year on Father’s Day I experience this conflict deep within. Friends post amazing photos and tributes to their awesome dads on social media, and I sit silent. Silence has been a big part of my life. In my minds’ eye, my painful relationship with my dad began at the breakfast table when I was…