Treasured Family Stories: Do You Have One to Share?
My last post about my grandmother got me all nostalgic. I miss her. Here we are at my wedding. She got to meet two of my three kids, but not my youngest. It’s the stories we can tell about those we miss that can keep them alive.
Grandma Dotty was the worst story teller.
Yet, we often encouraged her to tell her favorite funny story because we loved to watch her crack herself up.
It went something like this:
Back in the day when premarital sex was really taboo, and having a child out of wedlock was even worse, a woman found herself unexpectedly pregnant. She and her mortified parents showed up at the home of the baby’s father to discuss what could and should be done. The boy’s parents, surprisingly, were thrilled at the prospect of becoming grandparents. They said, “If it’s a girl we will reward her with $10,000; if it’s a boy we will give her $20,000.”
The girl’s parents said, “If it’s a ‘mis’ can she get another chance?”
At this point of the story, my grandmother was bright red in the face for the telling of what, in her estimation, was an incredibly off-color joke. Literally red faced. Every single time.
So again and again, my sisters and I would ask her to tell the story, just for her reaction.
How I wish we had videotaped her.
It’s a piece of her history. My history.
Grandma was not a businesswoman. Not an entrepreneur. Her business was taking care of her family.
If I were to tell “her story,” it would include this anecdote. We all have a story to tell. Take some time to learn the story of your parents and grandparents. Write them down. Take photos and videos.
Then figure out your own story--what makes you who you are. What little event was the impetus for something significant in your life...something that defines you.
What’s your story?
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