tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post57246246112011667..comments2023-10-07T16:35:50.848+01:00Comments on wakeupandsmellthecoffee: The Family Treewakeupandsmellthecoffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-31718673741366629652007-10-11T18:33:00.000+01:002007-10-11T18:33:00.000+01:00I was absolutely riveted by this. Families are so ...I was absolutely riveted by this. Families are so fascinating with all the dynamics and repercussions. It's so hard to walk away from some of that learned behavior that starts so early in life. <BR/><BR/>Really <I> really</I> wonderful.the rotten correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-52313463822486964372007-10-11T10:06:00.000+01:002007-10-11T10:06:00.000+01:00CJ: It gets even more colourful.CJ: It gets even more colourful.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-52464987615752976532007-10-11T09:54:00.000+01:002007-10-11T09:54:00.000+01:00You have a very colourful family tree. It's fasci...You have a very colourful family tree. It's fascinating how we can learn so much about ourselves through our ancestors. <BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-82903736047201815692007-10-11T08:40:00.000+01:002007-10-11T08:40:00.000+01:00marymary: I've thought of writing a book, particul...marymary: I've thought of writing a book, particularly about my great-grandmother. She was a truly admirable woman.<BR/><BR/>pixie: I've just visited your blog -- a touchingingly honest tribute to your dadwakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-27028378929561572832007-10-10T23:25:00.000+01:002007-10-10T23:25:00.000+01:00this is a bit cyber twinish .... I've written abou...this is a bit cyber twinish .... I've written about my family tonight, particularly my dad.<BR/><BR/>Fascinating stuff, this family buisness.<BR/>pxxFire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-36560361176404545412007-10-10T20:44:00.000+01:002007-10-10T20:44:00.000+01:00Very brave of you to write so frankly about your f...Very brave of you to write so frankly about your family history.<BR/>I think there is material for a book heremarymaryquitecontraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945840079464582054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-30687027538917455342007-10-10T20:04:00.000+01:002007-10-10T20:04:00.000+01:00Laurie: Wow! And we complain today about our lives...Laurie: Wow! And we complain today about our lives! I bet that went on a lot actually. Think about those poor pioneer women out on a ranch or homestead or farm all by themselves with children. I couldn't do it.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-15383995142778379312007-10-10T19:36:00.000+01:002007-10-10T19:36:00.000+01:00family histories are fascinating. there is so muc...family histories are fascinating. there is so much we don't know, so much that is kept hidden, so many stories and secrets. and yes, like you suggest, patterns.<BR/><BR/>one of my great-aunts was rumored to have deliberately left her newborn daughter under the bed until it died. she was depressed and my great-uncle was sleeping around, and things were very bad on the farm. it was the Great Depression, as well.<BR/><BR/>i have no idea if that story is true. but i know that when my brother started doing geneology, my great-aunt strenuously objected. she said he might uncover stories that people don't want known....lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-26603582430462416762007-10-10T18:50:00.000+01:002007-10-10T18:50:00.000+01:00DJ: Yes, some of my dad's family history is gone a...DJ: Yes, some of my dad's family history is gone as well.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-58998032426985354312007-10-10T18:07:00.000+01:002007-10-10T18:07:00.000+01:00What an amazing post! We lost my maternal family ...What an amazing post! We lost my maternal family history beyond my great grandmother as all the papers burned in a house fire.DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-55336552131518853362007-10-10T17:56:00.000+01:002007-10-10T17:56:00.000+01:00Hi blueangel. Yes, this is a very subjective, most...Hi blueangel. Yes, this is a very subjective, mostly oral history. But I did know my grandparents and know my mother all too well. I think some traits can be traced back through generations.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-52806832663883209972007-10-10T16:06:00.000+01:002007-10-10T16:06:00.000+01:00Families are interesting groups of people. The dyn...Families are interesting groups of people. The dynamics in yours are no exception. I have loads of questions about my family, particularly my fathers' side as they are not talkers.<BR/>The trouble with the emotional side is that the information comes from bias sources, it's not like a birth certificate etc.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038057267141877261noreply@blogger.com