Faye Wattleton

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             leave his job? Was I ready to leave my friends and my colleagues at the Dayton affiliate? We all loved Ohio (178). We lived in a quaint integrated neighborhood (175). We had made a great network of friends over the last five years. Franklin and I found a daycare that Felicia, who was only two seemed to really enjoy (Wattleton, 175). We were happy and content. Would this new job change all that? .
             Of course, Franklin was thrilled with all of my accomplishments. He supported me when I became the Executive Director of Dayton Planed Parenthood. He was thrilled to hear I would be part of the National Executive Director's Council (Wattleton, 161). He was ready to leave his accomplishments as a Social Worker in Ohio behind to follow me to New York (Wattleton, 178). But was Franklin ready for the long hours I would be working and all of the traveling I would be doing? Were Franklin and I strong enough parents to continue our careers and care for our daughter? .
             Felicia was my greatest concern. I did not want her childhood to be put on hold for my career. I had found great people in Dayton to care for Felicia. People I trusted (Wattleton, 178). My anxiety of finding someone new to care for my little girl ignited my childhood memories. While Mama and Daddy traveled the ministry circuit, I was often left in the care of family and friends of the church (33). While Mama felt she was fulfilling her mission, I felt alone and abandoned (170). The hands I was left in were often stern and unkind hands (Wattleton, 33). I would not let this happen to my daughter. I must always remember my priorities wherever this job takes me.
             Now, my thoughts traveled further south and to my mother. She has been my greatest source of strength. My mother is my role model (Wattleton, 3). She taught me to never believe the impossible (3). Never believe that something is not possible. This is the motto that Ozie Garrett Wattleton lived by.