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LIFE AFTER DAD MARRIED MOM (PAT) Litchfield o When Pop remarried, we made a pack to call “Pat” mom because dad told us she was our mom now. We didn’t have one so that sounded good to me and Lisa. We did pretty well calling her mom but it was difficult because it was sudden and unnatural at first. Phillip really struggled with that. He’d say, “Pat, I mean mom.” She was pretty nice to us and frankly, it was wonderful having a mom; that part felt natural and made me feel s

Prologue : I’ve always thought I had an unusual life and I’ve always had a flair for writing. I’m not nearly as good as my sister Lisa and my daughter Stephanie as well as those who I worked with like Murray Edwards, Tony Hartzel and Tracey Friggle and I had a stroke in 2010 so some of my flair for writing and my energy is fading. At age 65, I retired from working to write this book and take care of my then 88-year-old father. My unusual early life is the main reason for t