Personal Family Stuff

[romandruid]

I was looking for a particular letter in one of my mother's photo albums, which meant I had to go looking through a half dozen before I found the one I was looking for. Going through photos of my family during the 60s and 70s particularly a family portrait that must've been taken in 1972.

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Indulge

[encampthemstill]

I think it's healthy to indulge in some melancholy sometimes... your entry did make me sad, though. I ponder... to what extent to we gain or lose from understanding those family mysteries? And where do all these photos and other ephemera go? And yet the past offers us something.

And hey-- at what point does pseudointellectualism become actual intellectualism? Huh? I truly want to know. And really, aren't we elite if we even make it to the point of pseudointellectual abilities? Look how many people don't make it that far.

Given your new tattoo, I think the doubling idea seems to be one which interests you inherently on some level! :)

Well, off to read some pre-pseudo-intellectual writing portfolios!

:)
AHS

Re: Indulge

[romandruid]

Do you know that I never made the connection between my honors thesis and Janus until now? *dopeslaptoface*

families

[domiobrien]

My sister cut herself off from our entire family in 1989-- moved across country, changed her name, got married, etc. She sent us all letters saying we shouldn't try to find her. I know what her name is now, and that she had two sons, Jesse and Joshua, born in 1990 and 1992. I still don't understand why. She has made claims to others (including her former betrothed, who I still keep in touch with) about our family that are completely untrue from my prospective (and from his, in some cases). My mother died in 1993; my father in 1995. They were completely bewildered by her actions. My Aunt Dorothy, now in her 80's, sometimes asks if I've every figured out why. Some things just don't make sense.

[tis_caitlin]

Aww hon, I'm so sorry. *hugs*

My adoptive sister apparently disowned me as soon as our dad's estate was finalized, so I understand how that loss of family feels. It's especially bad when you and they are all that's left of your family, but they're not there so it's just you. At least I have my kids (and grandson) to keep my memories going for another generation, MAYBE two, but who knows what will become of them after that; it can be bothersome to contemplate. :/

[just_lisbet]

*hugs* The seventies were hard on us all.

I know what you mean about seeing other people's family photos in second-hand and antique shops. That always makes me so sad, too. Like, there's no one who wanted that photo of great-uncle Thomas on horseback? (I have boxes and boxes of old photos of great-grandparents and great-aunts and uncles and cousins... people I only ever heard about in stories, as they were long-dead before my dad was even born. But I think they are cool as anything, and love having them!)