Trying to choose a favourite photo was difficult.
Choosing what part of my tree the photo came from was not the hard part. I already made my 2020 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks plan.
This year's blogs will be shared equally on all 4 sides of the tree: my husband's paternal, then my paternal, his maternal, then my maternal.
Last week was Jacob Buchner, my husband's paternal line.
This week is my paternal line.
I was planning to go higher up the tree when I found this gem.
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| My brother and I with our dad |
This photo was taken not too long before my parents divorced. When I look at this photo I can remember when my family of origin was intact, and all was right in my world.
I clearly remember the combined living room and dining room this photo was taken in. I can feel the green carpet under my feet. I can see the gold floor-to-ceiling curtains on the one wall. I can remember watching Saturday morning cartoons while laying on my tummy on that carpet. This was a time when nothing had changed. Everything was right in my world. My parents were happy. My best friends lived next door. My school was down the street. My dog played in my yard. My cat slept with me every night. My brother's cat slept with him. My brother was a pain following me everywhere. The white picket fence lined the backyard where my toys waited for me.
It wasn't too long after that everything changed. My brother and I moved, with our mom, to the neighbouring province. We lost our dog, our cats, our toys, our friends, our school, our home, and our dad. We saw our dad for a month in the summer, and 2 weeks in the Spring. When I look at this picture I am sad for all that was lost.
Flash forward a few years from this photo, and my mom married an amazing man who took my brother and I as his own. We now had two dad who loved us, and a baby brother. I was 10 when he was born, and he became my personal baby doll. I wouldn't change anything that happened in the past because then the current would be different. When you change the past you change the future.
Finding my place in my own family story!
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
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