The Mom's that made Dog the Dog: Barbara and Beth
Friday, May 23 2008 | Comments (0)
Beth and the kids at breakfast
I don't think he'd beat me up if I said it: Duane "Dog" Chapman is a Momma's boy.
If you know Dog's story, you know that Dog has always loved his Mom. Until she passed away in 1994, Barbara Chapman was a stabilizing influence in his life. "Mom's presence usually kept me from making poor choices and dreadful decisions", he once said. Considering some of the choices he did make, his mom saved him a lot of grief.
His mom--half Chiricahua Apache and an Assembly of God minister and evangelist--often took young Dog along on Mission trips to a New Mexico Navaho reservation. She instilled in him his faith in God and his sense that all people are brothers and deverve an equal chance in life.
While Dog always rode with a wild crowd, he was never a heavy drug user until after his mom was gone. "If my mom had been alive, I'd have never given in to that type pf temptation. I couldn't have faced her." Her passing on shattered his life and sent him into a tailspin. It took him years to recover from her death.
Dog and Beth in Love
Dog was abused--physically beaten by his Dad--as a child and has vowed never to make that mistake with his kids. He's determined to make a good home for them and their welfare comes first. But it's also no secret that the Dog loves women. He's had lots of lovers. Lots. It follows that he's had several kids. Twelve at least, perhaps more.
Here is where Beth Chapman comes in. It's clear to see that what he loves about Beth. She's both the hot lover he craves and the tough loving mother he needs to take care of his kids and to keep him on his toes and balanced. She works hard to keep both their house and his business in order, which frees him to do what he does best, hunt the bad guys.
Beth was also the strength he leaned on after his mother was gone. She helped him get off drugs, has helped him stay focused in his career, and has been there to give him confidence through the rough times.
There would be no Dog without Barbara, but Dog would not still be the Dog without Beth.
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