A Mom for all TImes

Personal qualities are the characteristics that make a person unique. Obviously, not all personal qualities are admirable. Personal qualities can be quirky or even annoying, which neither makes them admirable or not admirable. An admirable quality is not necessarily one that one would like to imitate; it can simply be a quality that one finds interesting or appealing. In Dillard’s story, she identifies many qualities her mother possesses that she admires.
Dillard’s mother has a fascination for words and speech patterns. The phrase “Terwilliger Bunts One” particularly intrigued her, and she made it her own. She would cut clips from reels of talk and play them back at leisure. It delighted her to find a different regionalism. Dillard admires this trait. She reminisces positively about this aspect of her mother’s personality, remembering only the humorous moments.
Dillard’s mother is a wise guy who delights in the interchange whether or not people fall for...