That with the passing of generations you either open up about those secrets or all that history/context becomes lost.
I have many questions that will never be answered. The answers died with my parents.
This is what I'm finding now, well with my mom & her sisters. My mother's 2 oldest sisters were 10 & 12 years older than her, so had more stories, but lived far enough away (everyone married sailors, but my dad was the only one that stayed in San Diego) that there weren't many gatherings. My mom's dad died (WWII) when she was only 4 months old, so we have zero contact with that side of the family. My cousin (daughter of my mom's closest sister, only 18 months older than her) and I occasionally tell each other stories. Last month she got to hear for the first time about our moms being sent to an orphanage after Grandpa was killed because their mom couldn't manage 2 daughters under 2 (the 2 older ones apparently went to relatives for a while). My mother was almost adopted, but their mother insisted that they stay together and apparently the couple who wanted the blond ringleted infant didn't want a brunette toddler with her. The only remaining sibling is a half-sister about 7 years younger than my mom. She tries to stay close with us (as best she can from Michigan), but she's so much younger she has more questions than answers herself.
Timelies all!
askye, the doctors at the hospital thought Mr. S was on the spectrum, but we don't have a formal diagnosis.(We're on the waiting list for a full neuropsychological workup.)
One of my co-workers tested positive for COVID, so those of us who were in the lab last week went to get tested. My results came back already, and it was negative.
Sheryl, I'm glad you tested negative.
ltc is at dance camp this week. These are her first dance classes, and she's having a great time. Meanwhile, I'm enjoying the freedom of having my house to myself.
Getting divorced in the 30s in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was already shocking, so the family thinks maybe they were “together” long before anyone knew.
My dad's side of the family lived in the UP from the 1890s through 1990. (The Iron Mountain and Marquette areas.) Maybe our families knew each other.
When I get nerve blocks, I remember ita talking about getting them and how painful they were. So I figure if she said it hurt, it must really hurt, and my pain is justified. They're short, thankfully, but jesus christ.
::waves::
I am stupendously tired. I could probably just go to bed right now but that would mess me all up for tomorrow.
Sorry I do not have the energy to actually respond to anyone. I have been thinking things as I read!
Calli, my mom is from Escanaba. Not too many people up there in the frozen North, so you never know!
