Jodean Waters and Allan Anderson

Recorded May 15, 2023 Archived May 15, 2023 37:38 minutes

Id: mby022724

Allan Anderson (63) interviews his mother Jodean Water (83) about her marriages, her friendships, and her family.

Jodean (J) recalls marrying her husband in New Mexico because she was underage.

J tells Allan (A) about her experience as a barrel racer. She talks about her horse Dixie.

J says her grandmother was a nurse who sometimes lived with her growing up. J tells A about her grandparents, parents, and step-parents.

J recounts how she met A's dad.

J reflects on her friendships from high school.

J describes what it was like to meet her husband's family. J and A recall how their family spent the day of a big storm.

J speaks about her relationship with her brother, who served in Vietnam three times.

J and A say not many people in their family stay married.

J says she has never regretted having her kids, even though she was a young mother.

J shares the advice she would like to pass on to her grandchildren. She defines what happiness and success mean to her.

J and A share closing thoughts.

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