My mother was 22 years younger than my Dad. He was a WWI
vet, wounded at the battle of the Argonne Forest in 1918.
He was born in 1893, she in 1915.
She dated guys her own age, but found them immature compared to my Dad.
Her Father objected, but her love for Dad overcame.
They were both devout Catholics. I was born in 1944. She was 29. He was 51. He died in 1968, she in 1980.
I miss them both.
Was your Mom around 14 when she dated your Dad?
“He was a WWI
vet, wounded at the battle of the Argonne Forest in 1918.”
My grandmother’s brother was killed during that battle. I have the little white Bible that was found on his body. He was awarded a medal for bravery for what he did that day.
Nice story about your parents. My first husband’s grandmother married a 40 year old man when she was 14. They had 14 children and lived a long happy life together. I will always remember his grandmother telling me how she would put a quilt on the floor and drop a baby. She could still squat and shuck corn or pull weeds. Very funny and wise woman.