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- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 6 Apr 2008.
Joseph Donald McCeldry obituary
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 12 May 2013.
In business with Mom
Local mothers enjoy working with their kids
KENNETH BURNS
In business with Mom
Curt Habraken
Some moms wish they saw more of their adult children.
Other moms ask their adult children if they’re done working on payroll.
This Mother’s Day, I checked in with Sevier County mothers who work with their kids. It’s a good arrangement, I gather. Except sometimes Mom has to let them know who’s boss.
“Then they grow up”
Sherri Tinker’s son Alex has an incentive to learn the family business.
“He realizes that one day, if he works at it, it will become his,” said Sherri, co-owner of the Sevierville interior design company Inspiration Home.
There is a flip side for Alex, who joined the firm a few months ago and works in installation.
“He has to be bossed around by Mom and Dad again,” said Sherri, laughing. “He lets us know when we’re trying to be bossy.”
Sherri started her company seven years ago with her husband, Dave. The idea for the business came when she helped a friend choose window blinds.
“I thought this was something Sevierville needed,” said Sherri, who previously worked at a bank.
“My husband and I talked about it, and he’s like, ‘We can do this,’” Sherri recalled. “I was leery at first, but then we did.”
She quit her job first. Then Dave did. In the beginning the Tinkers focused on window coverings, and then they expanded – to carpet, closets.
Motherhood is a blessing, Sherri said. “There’s no love like you have for your children.” Still, she said, parents have to let their kids make their own mistakes.
“Being a mother, you want to protect them and make sure they make the right choices,” she said. “You want to make their mistakes for them.” It’s a lesson Sherri has to keep in mind as she watches Alex work.
Sherri has this message to new mothers: “It only gets harder.”
She’s not really kidding when she says that. “I know that’s not encouraging,” said the mother of two sons. “You think it’s hard when you take care of them as babies – and then they grow up.”
kburns@themountainpress.com
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, d. 6 Apr 2008 (Age 67 years) 