tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post4196000583745882006..comments2024-03-28T16:14:02.861-06:00Comments on The view from here: A different abandoned postBWBandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15435259893321037788noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-37556560869123571692021-07-19T09:30:11.652-06:002021-07-19T09:30:11.652-06:00The place may fade but I doubt the memories will. ...The place may fade but I doubt the memories will. My paternal grandfather was a 'case' too - they had 4 girls, each about 2 years apart, and then there was a break of over ten years and my dad came along. My grandfather insisted that Dad wasn't his and made his life living h-e-double-hockey-sticks. Unfortunately his two oldest sisters had the same attitude. However all you had to do was look at Dad and my grandfather together and there's no denying whose son he was. Magpie's Mumblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-78293650164431136112021-07-19T06:17:08.070-06:002021-07-19T06:17:08.070-06:00I think that we are *at most* two generations remo...I think that we are *at most* two generations removed from abusive parents, and many are zero generations away, unfortunately.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-3868434643778144042021-07-17T21:01:35.069-06:002021-07-17T21:01:35.069-06:00I can relate to untenable family situations. In m...I can relate to untenable family situations. In my case, not long after my mom died, the "step-mother" arrived on the scene. She was a master manipulator and truly a wicked person. As soon as I finished high school I got the hell out of there...smartest move I ever made.Michael Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490660648096085115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-77176374570426940882021-07-17T11:47:46.931-06:002021-07-17T11:47:46.931-06:00Sad situation.Sad situation.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458995441204559691.post-76630455096649852482021-07-17T10:56:19.271-06:002021-07-17T10:56:19.271-06:00Sometimes putting geographical space between yours...Sometimes putting geographical space between yourself and toxic relatives is the best thing to do.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com