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Mother’s Day 2018: What’s your mom’s super power?
By Dispatch Staff Report May 12, 2018
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Deborah Vega, Columbus: "My mom's super power was having the strength to raise nine children and do it successfully," she says of her mom, Nora Gomez.
Super heroes are all the rage in movie theaters these days, but Mother’s Day reminds us that you don’t have to buy a movie ticket to see a super hero in action. In celebration of Mother’s Day, we took a stroll through the Hitching Lot Farmers Market in Columbus and McKee Park in Starkville Saturday, asking visitors a simple question: What’s your mom’s super power?
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Joshua Elmshaeuser, Columbus: "She raised four boys. Her super powers have to be super endurance and super strength," he says of his mom, Kris Elmshaeuser.
Onterrio Lowery, Columbus: "Cooking!" says the Columbus firefighter of his mom, LaTonya McKinstery. "She's a great cook. My favorite was her pork chops and macaroni."
John Love Sr., Crawford: "Discipline. She kept me in line. I've never been in any trouble and I've worked all my life. My mother gets the credit for that," he said of his 89-year-old mom, Margie Love.
Mary Katherine Reed, Columbus: "My mom always know what happens, mom knows what to say," she says of her mom, Leslie McKay. "Even though she's never been in the situation, she always has the right words to give me, no matter what."
Linda Farr, Columbus: "Her inner strength and presence," she says of her mom, Claudette Cox, who passed away in 2014. "It was very much tied into the pulse of the world. She felt it her heart."
Erin Smith, of Starkville: "The ability to always see the positive side of things. I remember her telling me to always be positive, and that isn't always easy," she says of her mom, Pat Smith.
Glover Young, of Starkville: "Being able to see right through you. My mom has X-ray vision. When she asks a question, she already knows the answer. But she'd take in anybody that came in. My mom raised a lot of my cousins. She's tough, but loving," he says of his mom, Sandra Young.
Arial Robinson, of Starkville: "She's super smart. She can do all kinds of stuff with the computer. She's street smart, but she's also book smart. Basically, she can do everything," she says of her mom, Marsha Robinson.
Deonte Lawson, of Starkville: "Being able to figure out anything. There isn't anything she can't do," he says of his mom, Shenitra Lawston.
Jonathan Hodges, of Eupora: "She's nurturing and caring. She's always looking out for other people," he says of his mom, Charla Henley.
Leighton Whiteside, of Columbus: "My mom's super power is taking care of us," he says of his mom, Brittany Whiteside. Saturday was Leighton's eighth birthday.
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