“My mother was my hero. Through every hardship, she never criticized my father. She knew that we needed and wanted him. I don’t think many mothers could have done that. Because she never put him down, we were free to love him. We do love our dad. That’s the crazy thing. We love him. I call him periodically to check on him. He’s my dad.” Maggie never wavered in her commitment to her children. She swallowed her anger, bitterness, and hurt and left her children a legacy. She taught them how to love people who seem unlovable and to honor their father no matter what.
