Well, I suppose I sort of ran away from my family and moved to England for about twenty years. Now my parents are dead, and my cousins are all grown up. I went back to see them a few weeks ago and had a wonderful time.
Here are a bunch of Scanlons on a staircase:
Then it occurred to me that I'm not on the greatest terms with my own brothers and don't have warm-hearted dinners with them either.
So I must be judging my parents too harshly. I think I'll just appreciate any family times I have now with my Scanlon relatives in Jackson and stop looking back in time wishing things had been different.
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It was all your fault. You cried too much and your parents were embarrassed to take you anywhere. And that time you wet all over your aunt's silk damask sofa...well, all I can say is, the crying's gotten better:):)
...Aw, ho, that was a nice post.
Reading this made me grateful for the relationship I have with my siblings - 3 brothers and 2 half sisters. We may not talk all the time and years may go by when we don't see each other - but we consider ourselves close and are always there for each other.
That's good news, Casey Ann. I wonder if your siblings are as strong-minded and as outspoken as you -- if so, I'd like to be at your house for a Thanksgiving dinner just to listen to the conversation (and duck).
Lordy yes! Our Thanksgiving dinners and other family affairs are always lively and entertaining. Politics and religion are rarely subjects of debate because we all agree - but there are plenty of other topics. Animosity or anger is very rare. We have a good time together and laugh a lot.
In 2013, I'm celebrating my 70th birthday, and we're having a big party in Annapolis MD. You're welcome to come see for yourself.
Casey Ann, I can't believe you are anywhere near that age. You are amazing.
And you should know better than to invite me to a party where I have to travel to a new place I've never been before because I will accept and actually show up!
Let me go check Facebook to see when your b'day is....
My birthday is in February, but we'll probably have the party in the summer when children aren't in school. The exact date will depend on when my daughter and her family can come from Vienna. You're now on the invitation list and will be kept informed of developments.
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