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Piece Description
After his wife died in 1977, Joseph Natale (nuh - TAlly) raised three children on his own. Recently, he spoke with his son about coping ? and finding the new love of his life. "The amazing thing was, no way was I longing to get married" again, Natale said.
Broadcast History
NPR's Morning Edition 9/12/08
Transcript
GN: Mom passed away when we were young— when I was 17. I don't remember talking a lot about it, even though it was profoundly impactful on us. What did you go through to still have three kids to finish raising alone.
JN: I spent a couple years overcompensating as a father, to the extent that I would open the refrigerator door and see two gallons of milk and have to run to the store because we were running short of milk, and buy three more gallons. And it was that kind of thing. I was so afraid of not being a good parent, and filling in for the missing mother. I did that for a couple years, and six or seven years after mom had died, I realized that I had to start doing something for myself as well as my kids. Mom and I had been speech and drama majors in our schooling, and I began to participate in local theater again.
GN: So get to the part where you meet Kelly.
JN: I was hired for a...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:"Time now for StoryCorps..
This project is criss-crossing the nation, recording everyday people
talking to each other about their lives.
78-year-old Joseph Natale (nuh - TAlly) stopped at the StoryCorps booth in Buffalo, New York.
His wife, Dorothy Natale, died over 30 years ago...
...and Joseph was left to raise 3 children on his own.
Recently, he spoke with his son, Greg, about the years following his wife's death..
TAPE "I spent a couple years overcompensating as a father...I just wanted to say thanks."" 1:57
OUTRO:Greg Natale, with his father, Joseph, at StoryCorps in Buffalo, NY.
Their interview will be archived with ALL StoryCorps interviews at the American Folklife Center
Library of Congress.
Additional Credits
State Farm, NPR, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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