I am @stellabelle's Mom and I Finally Caved in and Joined Steemit

jiggs (52)in #introduceyourself • 7 years ago

I want to introduce myself in this my first Steem entry. My name is Jiggs and I am the mother of Stellabelle, whom you probably know. I have watched her in Steem for over a year and have finally decided to join her! Being an older person, there are many experiences i am eager to share and I look forward to sharing them with you.

My parents were both born and raised in the Midwest—father in Iowa and Mother in Michigan (family spent some time in Canada.) They both ended up in Montana where they met and married. They both had an 8th grade education, popular in their day.

My mother’s first pregnancy was a very large baby boy who could not be delivered naturally from my rather small framed mother. The delivery was at home with no doctor present—only a neighborhood midwife and in 1929 C-sections were rare. After a long horrifying labor the perfect boy was born stillborn. She then had 2 other successful deliveries of my 2 older sisters with a midwife and I was the 4th and final child.

Our lives were simple by today’s standards.

We lived on the outskirts of Kalispell Montana in a 2 bedroom house with no indoor plumbing. The house was was on 2 1/2 acres of land and we occasionally had cows, pigs, goats and lots of chickens in the various out-buildings on our land. My good father made an almost adequate living as an independent logger and my energetic mother spent many years as a domestic in town. We lacked financial security—especially in winter— but my sisters and I had a carefree life playing outside, going to public school in town, taking piano lessons, visiting neighbors, tending to the chickens, and hiking in the foothills behind our house where wild strawberries, shooting stars and wood ticks were plentiful.

Money was scarce but all three girls went to college, because of great determination and scrimping of our ambitious mother.

In the 1950’s in Montana, this was not the natural course for girls after high school. The two older girls married young, much to the chagrin of our mother, but one received a college degree in music and one became a licensed practical nurse. After one year as a music major in college I switched to nursing and became a diploma registered nurse (three year program, no longer in existence) then on a Federal gov’t grant, graduated from Montana State University with a BS in nursing.

I worked in Kalispell General Hospital and then after moving to California, worked in Lancaster, CA in Antelope Valley Hospital. Looking for a regular day-time position and adventure, I then took a commission as 1st Lt. in the US Army.

This is enough of my story for now….more later on my decision to join Steemit and more on my very LONG life so far.

I learned something else by trying to make my first post....it disappeared, even after I saw it published on Steemit. That's when I found out that I need more Steem Power in order to post my first one. I have my fingers crossed that this one won't disappear, too.

#memoir #life #women #memory

7 years ago in #introduceyourself by jiggs (52)

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joanaltres (56) 7 years ago

I said I wouldn't be resteeming introduction posts anymore, because they get enough attention already, but I can't help making an exception with this post.

@stellabelle's mom. That's so cool! Great to have you here. :)

Resteeming this to 10,000+ followers.

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jiggs (52) 7 years ago

Thanks for resteeming! Nice to meet you here.

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bania (63) 7 years ago

WOW
Nice to have you here stellabelle's MOM, it's going to be a fun and an enjoying moment for you just as it is for me and maybe everyone else. You have a lot to offer this community and i can't wait to see them.

I am definitely following you right away.

If you need help mastering this platform

Here's a couple posts that can help you figure this place out

Beginners Guide To Getting Started With Steemit (REVISED) by @shayne || 1. The Introduceyourself Or Introduction Post — Steemit

Complete Guide For Steemit. Everything you need to know 👍 — Steemit
7 Helpful Tools And Apps I Use Daily To Grow My Steemit Account as a Minnow
Hope these help you like they helped me. I'm part of a team and we like to help one another learn quick.

You can learn more by checking this out

Introducing Team #minnowtowhale | Newbs, Networkers Welcome‼️ | #minnowsupportproject sub group — Steemit

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yemmy4eva (46) 7 years ago

You killed that introduction man.. lol

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joeyrocketfilms (56) 7 years ago

Well said @bania :) That's a very nice way to greet someone to this platform! Thanks for everything you're doing Bania! Team #minnowtowhale :)

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fitinfun (71) 7 years ago

I got all these links - Thank you! I'm new and confused (and also old) but I have optimism and a plan to succeed here.

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stellabelle (76) 7 years ago

one day at a time.....baby steps

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arckrai (62) 7 years ago

Well, a warm Welcome to you @jiggs.
@stellabelle has been a user who has added great value to the community and made not only me but other people happy as well as engage with the platform more. She is an amazing person and I bet it's all down to your motherly nurturing haha
I hope you enjoy your stay here!

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maryfavour (63) 7 years ago

Wow! I'm so inspired to be reading the introductory post of @stellabelle's mom. Surely, there is a lot of wisdom to gain from your life's experiences, @jiggs. My mom has been very eager to join steemit, so she can share her experiences here. Mom lived in the US in the late 60's with my dad before they both returned home to Nigeria. I'm following you right away, @jiggs . A very warm welcome you to steemit. Cheers.