My father dubbed Ma "Batman" because she was always investigating and spying on what seemed to be drug deals that went down on our dirt road in Tennessee. Flashlights were her weapon of defense.
Once when we were young, Allison's friend Becky (I'm guessing she was like 14 at the time) called Allison and said she was alone and thought she heard someone in her house. I think she had her Dad's gun too. Most people would have called the police, or just told Allison she was being paranoid. But no, Ma loaded us all into the van and drove over there. I'm sure Allison could give more detail to the story. I believe it was her Dad who was coming up the stairs and she had a gun on him around the time we got there? Maybe not. Anyway, the point is that she had spirit and adventure and courage in her. It was fun sometimes to be her kid and ride in the batmobile.
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Unfortunately, I don't remember this particular event at all. My memories of my childhood aren't so vivid. Ma was always "Batman" and there were drug deals (Tate Lane was well known for them). Ma even solved a crime when our next door neighbor robbed us. Aah, what a lovely neighborhood!
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