Tag Archives: Family

Open Conversation

Posted on August 14, 2016 by

I feel guilty that I don’t love all of the people I’m related to. Continue reading →

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Just Can’t

Posted on August 13, 2016 by

30 June 2013 There are, were, six siblings  in my family; three boys and three girls. I am the eldest. In childhood, it was my responsibility to care for my younger sisters and brothers, often to distract our lunatic father … Continue reading →

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Saga Continues

Posted on September 6, 2014 by

Okay, I’ll say it just once for posterity’s sake. I am stubborn sometimes, and resistant, and rigid, and possibly mistaken but there is no definitive evidence to suggest that I am wrong. Rehearsal dinner was an inclusive success. As you … Continue reading →

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Sisyphus’s Rock

Posted on August 22, 2014 by

I haven’t changed one bit since the last time I posted. In fact, I am more like me than I ever was. All this in spite of the fact that things around me are are changing. I may or may … Continue reading →

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Last Words

Posted on April 28, 2014 by

My only remaining brother, A.B., owes a small debt to me. I make interest free loans to my siblings from time to time, unlike my sister, the loan shark, who charges 100% interest. I’d like to have the money he … Continue reading →

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Equality Lives

Posted on June 27, 2013 by

Hello Equality, good riddance DOMA. I am happy to know that everyone (everyone as federal law applies and everyone in the enlightened states that don’t discriminate, that is) will be able to enjoy the same contractual protections and responsibilities afforded by … Continue reading →

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Nurturing Lessons

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

My niece is getting a bicycle for Mother’s Day. Her mom, my sister, has been celebrating Mother’s Day, by buying my niece a present, ever since my niece was a very young child, who came home in tears because she’d … Continue reading →

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