As we'll talk about in " Bill Botts (Dad)," Dad was a ramblin' guy. That line refers to the lifestyle with Dad that his mom couldn't handle. Mom says at least it keeps the rain off, and it can't be hauled away on a flatbed truck. She got tired of living in a mobile home, and she's happy about their new house in Pacific Grove even though it's tiny: She goes to work and school every day even though she gets really tired. We'd say she's succeeded-he's a great kid. Responsible Momīonnie believes in working hard and keeping your promises, and she's raising Leigh to be the same. We'd guess she also feels a little guilty about leaving Leigh home alone so much, and she tries hard to really listen to him when he's hurting.īeing a single parent is just plain hard. But rather than pile it on Dad, she tries to reassure Leigh that it has nothing to do with him it's just the way his dad is. It probably hurts Mom a lot to see him get so sad waiting for the phone calls that never come and watch him worry about whether Dad will remember to get him a Christmas present. She even defends Dad at times, telling Leigh how being a trucker can be a very hard life, and sometimes he just forgets to call. She knows that, in spite of the disappointments, Leigh loves his dad, and she's not going to ruin that for him. Whatever his mom's feelings are-and we're sure she has a ton of hard feelings about his dad-she doesn't burden Leigh with them. Even though the divorce has left her struggling financially, she never badmouths Leigh's dad she knows that won't help anything. He's not in the picture much, and Mom realizes it's her job to help Leigh deal with all the changes in his life. Just Momīonnie is more or less a single mom since her divorce from Leigh's dad. Leigh tells us she's a great cook he just wishes she was home more to cook for him. She puts in long hours at her catering job and she's taking college classes to become a nurse, all so she can provide for herself and her son. Seriously, Leigh tells us that she's "so little compared to most moms, and she works so hard" (30.4).
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