Daily Prompt : "If you could relive one day from your past, which day would it be and why?" August 21, 2026
“My beautiful Mother, Mary Verner.” Campers, If I could relive one day from my past it would it be the last day I spent with my beautiful Mother. Warning, what I am about to tell you is a bittersweet tragedy and a reflection of one of the many tragedies that my life has been plagued with. As many of you may already know from my bio or my autobiography, from the age of six months till my tenth birthday I lived in 32 foster homes and institutions. My Mother was forced to flee from our home in Saint John, New Brunswick to Toronto, Ontario in order to escape from the abusive relationship her marriage to my Father had become. She escaped taking my elder sister and brother with her. Due to my age she thought it was best to leave me behind in the care of my Father. Dad was only 19 years old and quickly learned that he could not take proper care of me. He claims he had no choice but to give the Catholic Children’s Aid custody of Hence the 32 foster homes. This is the lead-in for my answering t...