Poolplayer's Mothers - Thanks, Mom.

Snapshot9

Snapshot9

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Another thread gave me this idea (Thanks Greg, I love my mom too).

In 44 years of playing, my Mother has NEVER SEEN me play. She has weathered all the Pool times I have been through, from the first learning stages and being obsessed with the sport, skipping out of church on Sundays to run down to Klines in Dodge City to get some playing time in before church was over, and having to hurry back so my folks would not know (we had a balcony in my church ... lol), to playing 6-8 hours most weekdays, and more on the weekends.

My hands used to get so blue that my mom made me stick my fingers in the clorox bottle to get them back to normal ...lol

Although my mother was aware that I gambled, she did not know the extint of it or how much I did it, and for good reason. She was there when I won my first tournament, put up with my incessant talking about Pool when she didn't know what I was talking about, and just loved me regardless. She had to listen my enthusiasm of playing against a few pros, my exhibition match with Willie Mosconi who is one of my Pool idols, and imagine this, she did not even know who Buddy Hall is when I rambled on and on about playing him some Pool. All the while, she just nodded and smiled, and could not figure out why my love for this sport was so very important to me.

She was extremely happy when I decided many years ago in Houston to go ahead and get my college education instead of trying to turn Pro in my early 20's. She has issued words of caution over the years for it not to detract me from other goals in life.

She was there, and listened to me about all the times I have been to Nationals (VNEA and BCA), talking about the events and all the great players from our country and others. Although I feel that the twilight years of my playing time has been entered, she listened and was so happy for me when I won 3 good tournaments in a row 3 years ago, including the Kansas State BCA 8 ball championship, and she was real proud of my accomplishment.

My Mother is a special woman, Bonnie is her name, she turned 84 on June 25th, and she has 2 knee replacements she has had for years. Most people that don't know her think she is about 70. She has the viltality is a woman much much younger than her years. I have gotten to spend more time with my mom in the recent years past, and I thank God all the time for that time.

Yesterday, I had a wonderful time with Mom, as I do all the time. We went to the Botanical Gardens here early in the morning, and roamed through all the gardens, getting ideas for her flower gardens. One of the men gave her a runner off a hanging plant she really liked. We did some shopping, had lunch together, and just kind of ran around together doing odds and ends. Ever since my early 40's, my mother has been more than just a mom to me. After Dad passed away 18 years ago, and I went though a very traumatic divorce, we starfted talking and talking and my mom also became a friend besides just a Mom. We talked about things I wouldn't have shared with her before, and she talked to me about her and Dad's relationship. It has drawn us even closer to each other.

Yesterday, my mom told me that I probably should have turned professional so many years ago, but that it was so very hard to live on that type of life back then.

Thanks Mom, for being there and listening to me all these years. I love you, and I bet you never thought you would be a Poolplayer's Mom, so many years ago.

I am going to take you to a tournament with me real soon.
 
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I get to visit my family only once or twice a year at this point. My mother has always supported me with any interest I have had.


Now the only thing she tells me w/ regards to pool is "You are winning more then you're losing, right?"

Mom,
Thanks for all your support and I'll see you soon
Love ya


_______________She "googled" me and started reading my posts!!!
 
Regretfully, my Father only saw me play only once, when I was 14 years old.

On the upside, at the UPA Tour Finals in Jan 2004, I had a full rail of supporters; My Grandpa, Step-Grandma, Mom, Wife, Mother In-Law, Father In-Law, Grandfather In-Law, Sister, Brother In-Law. For most, it was their first time watching me play. I lost to Santos 9-11. He snapped in the 9 twice and shi& the 9 in once :cool:
 
After my divorce, I had to move in with the parental units for awhile. They played in a BCA league and insisted I tag along one night. I've been hooked ever since. She gave me my first real cue (a Viking VM-07).:) Thanks mom.
 
Good post, my mother has never seen me play pool either. I would have to say that is largely in part to the fact that I play in some pretty seedy places. I do know that when I was younger she always worried about me being in the pool rooms. She was under the assumption that all the rooms were like the one in the Hustler, I got lucky though the room that I came up in was a real nice room with generally good people. This does put things in a different light though, it must be tough to be the mother of a pool player.

Joe
 
Eagleshot said:
I get to visit my family only once or twice a year at this point. My mother has always supported me with any interest I have had.


Now the only thing she tells me w/ regards to pool is "You are winning more then you're losing, right?"

Mom,
Thanks for all your support and I'll see you soon
Love ya


_______________She "googled" me and started reading my posts!!!
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Moms not a member but here is her email to me

I think I'm gonna cry.

Love ya, Can't wait for the 29th.

Mom

***By the way - Still the most I've ever lost gambling was Mother & Son night in Atlantic City
 
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Both my mom and dad have supported in everything I have done. Most of the time, my dad plays in the same leagues that I play in and even played in the nationals with me. My mom loves to go and watch me play even though she doesn't like to play or know much about the game. I love my parents very much and thank them a lot for supporting me so much. Now, most of the guys in the league find it surprising if my dad doesn't show up or something. LOL
 
My Moms is always asking how my league play is going, only to hear me say "Great!" without going into any detail that would go over her head.

The point is that if pool is important to me, then it's important to her because she loves me.
 
I don't have that much contacts with my mom and my dad passed away 18 years ago. So i'll put my biggest thank yous to my family. My wife and my two children (7 and 5 years) that either ask if i'm going to play pool or do something with harleys. Thanks for being there when i needed you the most.

Of course, no doubt about it, i'm supporting and giving same possibilities to them all no matter what.
 
My mother has always been much more supportive than my father; I guess he used to play a very little and probably didn't want me growing up to be one of the degenerates he probably saw in those old-time poolrooms.

My mom always thought it cool that I found something I loved and was good at. When I moved out, she'd look through all the billiards magazines when they arrived in the home mail, to see if I was mentioned :). 99% of the time it was fruitless, but on the very rare occasion I would be, she'd bring it in to show all her workmates, lol.

Another by-product of her reading the magazines was that she got to know all the players. Later on, when I became friendly with some of them, it was just as cool for her as for me.

Her support has always meant everything to me...

- Steve
 
Great thread, Snapshot. I can't give you any more rep for now, but as a mom, it warms my soul to know that a mom's guidance and approval mean so much to their children, and as a player, it's nice to know you all got support. My family was horrified that I was walking in alone to these seedy places to go play pool! :p
 
Snapshot9 said:
I am going to take you to a tournament with me real soon.
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Good thread Scott, just do it. You’ll never regret a moment. My Mother never saw me play either. My Father did twice. I spent all the hours as you did, maybe more, but I never talked much about pool, there were other things more important.

Indecently my family has a lot of history in that area; my parents owned the Thunderbird Motel in Dodge City, 70’s - 80’s. I played a little there but it’s so long ago I don’t remember the names of places.

So here’s to all the Mother’s, don’t know what I’d have done without you.

Rod
 
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