My parents were very poor, lived through the Great Depression, fought in WW2, and raised their children in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
They were very patriotic; dad was American legion Commander and Mom was Secretary for the Ladies Legion Auxiliary.
Dad was the Sunday School Superintendent and Mom was the Church Secretary
They believed that the Bible was God's letter to them
They argued about everything except the Bible and politics
They almost slit up several times
They believed and lived that work was something to take very seriously and they both worked for over 40 years. Mom worked for over 60 years.
They NEVER said the F word or used God's name in vain
They believed in sacrificing for others
They taught their children the Bible as God's word and the standard for living
They never went to bars or nightclubs
R rated movies were out of the question
Adultery was viewed as first a sin against God and then a disgusting betrayal of spouse and children. Adulters were severely shunned in the 1940s and 1950s.
In the 1940s and 1950s society looked down on divorce as a very serious failure of the man or woman.
If a man got a woman pregnant and did not marry her he was looked down on as a low life with no honor.
Girls getting pregnant before marriage were viewed as a horrible loss of virtue
Dad nor mom would NOT talk sex in mixed company
They are old fashion with old fashion values; some mock those values
There were married for 67 years last June. Dad died last august at age 87 with mom by his side.
They had troubles in their marriage but there were a LOT more good times than bad times.
The last several years were very rewarding to both
Their children and grandchildren loved and respected them their whole life.
The children and grandchildren visited them every week for the last 30 years not out of obligation but because they looked forward to it.
Their children and grandchildren will tell you that their parents and grandparents have made their life so much better.
The children and grandchildren never had a serious disagreement that caused resentments between them
The whole family, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, are very close to Dad and Mom
Several of the children would go to eat with mom and dad at least every week and often 2- 3 times a week
Dad told us that blessing from God would be handed down to us because of our spiritual heritage. Dad said that us children and grandchildren have been blessed because of his mother's dedicating her life to God from age 33 to 90 at her death. My dad's father abandoned the family as he was a drunk, a criminal, and an alcoholic and grandma dedicated her life 100% to God and never even thought about another husband. I wonder how many others would do that from age 30 until death?
Mom's mother was a woman that truly loved people even if they treated her badly. I will never get that high in love. Grandma taught Sunday School for most of her life, raised nine children and 5 grandchildren and was always so fond of her whole family. The nurses in the nursing home said that she was the only resident that cheered up the whole staff.
I am a blessed man and I know it is not because I have earned it. I believe in the spiritual heritage and I believe that spiritual heritage contributed a LOT to my mom and dad's LONG-TERM 67 years of marriage and our blessings.
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