"Mom knew better than to worry about Emma, who had, after all, lived in the iron lung for 15 years and was 'accustomed to the occasional mishap' by now, as she said. In some cases, she was the most daring Robin, having introduced the group to a competition announced in True Story, a magazine known for titillating 'true-life' tales. Entrants were asked to read a fictional story and invent a title that best described it. The first month's story was about a working mother who felt guilty leaving her children in the care of someone else during the day. Mom sent in many entries, several under Barb's name:
My Moonlighting Money Couldn't Buy Mothering
Mother Was Prodigal with Her Bounty but a Miser with Her Love
My Mother Gave Us Everything -- But Herself
These were, according to Dortha, 'just corny enough to win.'"
Terry Ryan, age 239
"The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less"
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