Mom

I guess it is appropriate that I go first since I am the oldest child of Betty and Jerry Wooden.  Some would like to call me “pancake” since the first one is always a mistake.  But I was never treated that way.

Mom and Dad are great parents.  Dad had the strong hand and firm voice and Mom guided with love a tender heart and a soft voice.

I can still remember the first (maybe it wasn’t the first, but it was the first I remember) spanking Mom gave me.  I was throwing dirt clods at a neighbor kid and didn’t stop when I was told to.  Mom grabbed the yard stick from behind the door and bent me over her knee and proceeded to spank me.  After one or two licks I realized that the yard stick was balsa wood a both Mom and I started laughing.