It must have been tough on you and I bet it was a hard decision made by your mom. To be fulfilled, her gift had to be shared. She was a very pretty and talented actress who made many people happy.
I was fishing, hunting, and playing any kind of sport. My buddy and I trapped muskrat, fox, and coons. Man, getting up at 5 AM and going out in well below freezing temperatures to check our traps, before we went to school, was tough.