by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 14, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“It is my birthday, a girls trip, and a 50th-year high school reunion. They flew in from Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Texas to be with me this weekend. I live in Raleigh, but grew up in Mobile and went to Blount High School. My father started McMillan Barbeque in...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 13, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“I am looking for a job. I am a server and bartender. I was going to cosmetology school but had to quit last year because of life problems. 2018 was a rough year from January to January. But I survived it. I learned how to better manage my finances and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 12, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“We lived in Michigan where there were a lot of beach towns. We moved here because it was so pleasant. The finances of retirement have been difficult. It is nice to come down here for free. We have been married for 54 years. You learn to let things go or get mad...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 11, 2019 | A Southern Soul
I know some of the stories have been hard to read lately. They were hard for the person to tell and hard for me to hear and write. But they are important and there are more to come over the next few weeks. Thank you for being an open-hearted community that cares about...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 11, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“We were sexually abused by my grandfather after we moved in with him. My mother and aunt. My two sisters, my brother and me. My grandfather was jailed before I was born on pedophile charges. He raped his daughters and grandchildren living with him. I felt trapped....
by Lynn Oldshue | Jun 10, 2019 | A Southern Soul
“Childhood was rough. My mom is white and my dad is black. The white side of our family is racist. My mom was homeless with us for a long time because we were mixed kids. I didn’t meet my grandmother until we were six. My mom married a man who sexually abused me...
