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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 409788" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>As a kid, I remember HUGE gatherings. Of course, my Dad's parents lived half a state away - but my Mom's parents... Each of them had 8 siblings! Mom was an only, and I am an only, but WOW!!!</p><p> </p><p>Then... There was some sort of family feud. Grandpa's favorite brother and Grandma got into it, and, well... Sigh. This happened about the time Mom, Dad and I moved 2000 miles away. We did go to a country-wide reunion of Grandma's family, in Arkansas, around 1992. I remember, the motel we stayed it, looked like Psycho... I wouldn't allow Mom to close the bathroom door when she was in there, and wouldn't close it myself. Spiders the size of dinner plates, too.</p><p> </p><p>Married XH in 1998 and started talking to great-uncle (fav bro) via email. He called XH "the Kraut" due to last name (I can tell you, uncle's first and middle names were Karl Marx... great-grandpa was a character). Apparently he printed out some of my emails and wrote Grandpa, and somehow they healed the rift before he died in 2000.</p><p> </p><p>I'm getting to know some of husband's family (cousins, one of whom is a "fun party" person)... mother in law was an only, and father in law had one sister, and apparently they hadn't spoken in years, and last year they started to again - Wow - Is it me? I did the same thing to XH's fam!</p><p> </p><p>Mom's parents' families have gatherings, still, but we don't go often. Most of the people we knew well, have passed on. Sigh. But we still keep in touch! (Facebook's great!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 409788, member: 6705"] As a kid, I remember HUGE gatherings. Of course, my Dad's parents lived half a state away - but my Mom's parents... Each of them had 8 siblings! Mom was an only, and I am an only, but WOW!!! Then... There was some sort of family feud. Grandpa's favorite brother and Grandma got into it, and, well... Sigh. This happened about the time Mom, Dad and I moved 2000 miles away. We did go to a country-wide reunion of Grandma's family, in Arkansas, around 1992. I remember, the motel we stayed it, looked like Psycho... I wouldn't allow Mom to close the bathroom door when she was in there, and wouldn't close it myself. Spiders the size of dinner plates, too. Married XH in 1998 and started talking to great-uncle (fav bro) via email. He called XH "the Kraut" due to last name (I can tell you, uncle's first and middle names were Karl Marx... great-grandpa was a character). Apparently he printed out some of my emails and wrote Grandpa, and somehow they healed the rift before he died in 2000. I'm getting to know some of husband's family (cousins, one of whom is a "fun party" person)... mother in law was an only, and father in law had one sister, and apparently they hadn't spoken in years, and last year they started to again - Wow - Is it me? I did the same thing to XH's fam! Mom's parents' families have gatherings, still, but we don't go often. Most of the people we knew well, have passed on. Sigh. But we still keep in touch! (Facebook's great!) [/QUOTE]
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