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Patti Petersen's avatar

This ran heavily throughout one side of my family. It still does. Generations, starting with my aunts down through great, great grandchildren. I have a particular cousin whose mother didn't speak to my grandmother, my aunt doesn't speak to her daughter, and it goes down from there. I'll never understand it. Like my brother once said to me: we inherited quantity but we sure lost quality in the mix.

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Sari Lubitsch Tudiver's avatar

Thank you for such an honest story that resonates with many of us. My late father didn't speak directly to his father for years, after he was beaten for not attending synagogue. My father regretted those silent years and told me to not hold a grudge, even if I knew I was in the right; to reach out and take the risk of re-establishing contact with those we care about. Not always easy. I'm an only child, but do have 18 first cousins to contend with!

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