Family Feuds
Pooster tells us that a relative was once sent to the shops to buy an onion, while the rest of the family went on a daytrip while he was gone. Meanwhile, whole sections of our extended kin still haven't got over a wedding brawl fifteen years ago – tell us about families at war.
( , Thu 12 Nov 2009, 12:24)
Pooster tells us that a relative was once sent to the shops to buy an onion, while the rest of the family went on a daytrip while he was gone. Meanwhile, whole sections of our extended kin still haven't got over a wedding brawl fifteen years ago – tell us about families at war.
( , Thu 12 Nov 2009, 12:24)
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My Grandfather
I was a teenager when I found out that my grandfather had 3 brothers. Not so unusual you may think, until you find out that all 3 lived in the same small village and one of them was his next-door neighbour. Apparently my grandfather had fallen out with them over an inheritance and never spoke to any of them again for the last 30 years of his life. He only died a couple of years ago, and all 3 brothers attended his funeral. None seemed happy, none gloated. The one who lived next door died a few months later, another plunged head first into Alzheimer’s and is now bed-bound and the last brother wants to re-establish ties with me and my family.
What has all of this taught me? I’ve learnt that time is precious, and if you are involved in some silly feud, fuck them over now while you’ve still got the chance.
( , Thu 12 Nov 2009, 14:22, Reply)
I was a teenager when I found out that my grandfather had 3 brothers. Not so unusual you may think, until you find out that all 3 lived in the same small village and one of them was his next-door neighbour. Apparently my grandfather had fallen out with them over an inheritance and never spoke to any of them again for the last 30 years of his life. He only died a couple of years ago, and all 3 brothers attended his funeral. None seemed happy, none gloated. The one who lived next door died a few months later, another plunged head first into Alzheimer’s and is now bed-bound and the last brother wants to re-establish ties with me and my family.
What has all of this taught me? I’ve learnt that time is precious, and if you are involved in some silly feud, fuck them over now while you’ve still got the chance.
( , Thu 12 Nov 2009, 14:22, Reply)
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