Michael Phelps Mother
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Michael Phelps mother is Debra (Debbie Phelps.) His mother Deborah Sue “Debbie” Davisson Phelps is a middle school principal.
Michael Phelps and his mother – Debbie
Fred (Michael Phelps father) and Debbie separated for good in 1993, and the divorce was finalized the next year, when Michael was 9. By all accounts, Fred Phelps wasn’t an everyday figure in his children’s lives for much of Phelps’ adolescence. In my column yesterday, I mentioned that Phelps’ older sisters, Hilary and Whitney, both played pivotal roles in his development, not just as a swimmer but as a young man.
They did reconcile with their father several years ago but have since drifted apart again. Fred Phelps was in Greece. He is not in Beijing. When I asked his daughters in the weeks leading up to these Olympics whether their father would be attending, they each said, “I don’t know.”
Michael-phelps-mom-Debbie-phelps Debbie Phelps, better known as Michael Phelps’ Mother, has written a book that she hopes people will read and see that “we all go through our ups and downs.”
‘A Mother for All Seasons is Debbie Phelps‘ first public statement since a photo circulated of her son Michael Phelps in February with a marijuana pipe.
“We all make mistakes, and we all learn from them and we grow from them. So as a parent, that was my guidance to my son,” Debbie Phelps says of the incident in the book.
Yet the most inspiring part of the book is Debbie’s story of being a single, working mom raising three children.
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