Other Side of Pain -Memoir of Mama Etterlene DeBarge aka Mama D. (3839 hits)
Etterlene "Mama D." DeBarge
"Mama" Debarge's memoir is an inspirational story of unconditional faith and love. It's a harrowing story of a woman's personal battle when forced to survive a life riddled with abuse, drugs, violence and great despair. Her story intricately weaves her own life with that of her children's (the celebrated, Motown singing group from the 1980's), their story, told through her eyes.
From her agonizing depiction of her tumultuous and violent marriage to her first husband, to the rise, fall and rise again of her famous children and their celebrity, including untold accounts of her son James' marriage to Janet Jackson, and the loss of her daughter-in-law at the hands of a serial killer. It is fascinating account of a family and their roller-coaster like highs and way to low, lows. It's about an extraordinary woman, wife and a mother who through it all manages to keep hold of the reins, a smile on her face and a song in her heart and a supernatural strength that only God could have given her.
Sister Irma, I must admit to you that a few weeks ago, I didn't know anything about Mama D. It was a utube clip that got me acquainted with her "spirit man" and from that moment on, I have admired her. She's truly a living testimony for her resilience and to God's "awesomeness" in her life.
Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 9:44AM
Jen Fad
... And besides that, anyone who can give birth to 10 children is a "superwoman" in my book because I didn't think I could push out the one child I gave birth to~Ha!
Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 9:46AM
Jen Fad
Unconditional love, faith are powerful states of being and this person will always come out ahead as in being content within themselves. This mother has such high self love and esteme which each time sHE IS DOWN SHE KNOWS THE ONLY OTHER WAY TO GO IS STRAIGHT BACK U-P. (smile)
you go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol...
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
