I have always been a firm believer in you always go out and have fun. But if you go with someone else or others. Then you come back the same way with the same people or person. More so when you’re a Mother of a teen. And he is at home waiting for you to come home safe.

I wasn’t one to go out because I had a child at home. But he came to me and said Mom you need to go out and have a nice time. So a friend of mine and my son worked it out for her to come get me and take me out with her. To dance and enjoy myself.

There were even a few times my son went with us to the VFW Hall. He loved dancing and the ladies enjoyed dancing with him. Because he danced good and he never disrespected anyone. My friends were so good to him and we knew where my son was at all times.

On the nights he stayed home my neighbor in the apartment next to me watched out for him. And I would call him off and on through the night. When I would get home he would have coffee waiting for me. So that we could talk about how my night went and who I danced with.

When we would go out of town my son would go spend the week end with my Mom sometimes. If he stayed home I had to call him and let him know when I was on my way back. Because he knew how long it would take me and if I was not there he would call me or me him.

When the group was going out together we all met at my house. So he would know who all was going out. And I never took off out of town with out Howard. I knew with Howard there I was getting home safe and not left behind. Or the girl friend that I would have gone with run off with some guy and leaves me stuck.

And if a Man kept messing with me or got me a drink I told them no already. I would give it to give the Drink to Howard and tell the guy I was Gay and to just leave me alone. I didn’t go out looking for a man I went out to have a nice time with my friends.