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    I Don't Know Doesn't Live Here
    I Don't Know Doesn't Live Here
    I Don't Know Doesn't Live Here
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    I Don't Know Doesn't Live Here

    By Patricia K. Watkins

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    Patricia Watkins grew up in the Midwest. She was married, had 3 kids, was divorced, remarried and suddenly had 6 kids. In I Dont Know Doesnt Live Here, she shares her personal and unique perspective about parenting, being in a blended family and trying to find that pesky child I dont know!

    After working 30 years as a hairstylist, Pat, a lifelong advocate for animals, changed careers and now works in veterinary clinic, where she cares for her fur-kids. Pat and Chuck still live in Omaha, Nebraska. Three of the six kids live in Omaha area, and three are out of state. They have 6 grandchildren.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 23, 2016
    ISBN9781524651848
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      I Don't Know Doesn't Live Here - Patricia K. Watkins

      I Don’t Know

      Doesn’t Live Here

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      Patricia K. Watkins

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      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

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      Phone: 1 (800) 839-8640

      © 2016 Patricia K. Watkins. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 1/5/2017

      ISBN: 978-1-5246-5080-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-5246-5184-8 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2016919648

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      Contents

      An American Family

      Time for a New Life

      Meeting His Girls for the First Time

      Chuck’s Girls

      Working with the Ex’s

      Learning Respect

      Letting Go and Moving Forward

      The Child Named I DON’T KNOW

      Punishment

      Our Journey Begins

      Final Thoughts

      A Note to My Kids

      To my Family.

      I DON’T KNOW was a very problematic child. This little person broke things, lost things, lied, misplaced a lot of stuff, and in general has a lot of issues

      I

      grew up in a mid-western town and graduated from high school in the late sixties. The school I attended was often referred to as the ethic melting pot of the city in many cases many of the families where either first or second generation to America. Because of that, we had a blending of many nationalities. With each nationality came its own religious beliefs, cultures and traditions. Dedication to God, Family and country was taught as well as practiced.

      We were raised with hard work ethics and knew it was necessary if you wanted to succeed in the work world. Men’s roles were that of the breadwinners. In many cases family business were passed down from father to son.

      It was not unusual for most girls to become engaged their senior year and would then marry their high school sweethearts soon after graduation. They had children, thus completing the same cycle their parents and grandparents had done. It was tradition. Divorce was rare. Getting married right out of high school was the right thing to do.

      The sixties was a time of change. Being a part of the baby boomer generation. Traditions were being challenged by the youth. Flower power and peace emblems were everywhere. The motto was making love not war.

      Vietnam split the country, changed our lives, challenged our beliefs and introduced us to the ugliness of war. The dark side of hate and the sadness that came with death of childhood friends killed in war.

      It was at this time, the youth were in fact changing the course of the future. Most kids wanted to break away from family traditions and seek out different vocations from that of the parent.

      Not me,

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