Family

[amber]

Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

Oh God, I couldn't agree more. Joy should be withheld from children who insist on celebrating it in a noisy fashion. No wait, I sound like Hitler or something. Scratch that. Maybe there should just be a two-minute warning for people like us when noisy children and joy are brought together. There, now I just sound like Goebbels.

Children will always laugh and scream. If you can't get away, you just have to make sure you look irritated. If you know the children, but they're not yours, you can glare at them and go "sssshhhhh!".
What I did, when with my friends kids, was clap my hands over my ears and go "OW! OW! MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!"

[bretonbanquet]

Originally Posted by amber

Children will always laugh and scream. If you can't get away, you just have to make sure you look irritated. If you know the children, but they're not yours, you can glare at them and go "sssshhhhh!".
What I did, when with my friends kids, was clap my hands over my ears and go "OW! OW! MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!"

Armed with this useful information, I can face rowdy children with renewed confidence - maybe you should be a teacher or something, you sound perfect with kids

[ragandbone]

Originally Posted by amber

[I] If you can't get away, you just have to make sure you look irritated. If you know them, but they're not yours, you can glare at them and go "sssshhhhh!".
What I did, when with my friends kids, was clap my hands over my ears and go "OW! OW! MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!"

I am going to try this when stuck in a store with some ass on a cell phone, or when surrounded by drunk adults watching sports.

I actually like the sound of kids laughing and having fun, but 1 child (please no more than one) whining is the sound that makes my nerves jump out of my body.

My family list is next.

[amber]

Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

Armed with this useful information, I can face rowdy children with renewed confidence - maybe you should be a teacher or something, you sound perfect with kids

Indeed.

Whining is the worst, yes.

[ragandbone]

Spouse: We have been together 12 years and married 4 years.

Child: My son is a wild, bright being, and worth the work. I hope he says the same for me later on.

Grandparents: All gone

Parents: My mother is alive, retired from almost 40 years of teaching school, and living in her house not too far from the beach. We talk a couple of times a week, and visit every other month. We drive each other nuts, but we are very close; I wish she had another child, to take some of the pressure off of me, though.
My dad died when I was 25. I had only seen him once in 11 years. He and my mother split up yearly when I was growing up, and then finally when I was 12. He never really got it together, and had problems with violence, depression, and alcoholism. he had several other kids. That's next.

Siblings: From my father, the rambler, I have two half sisters, but I have only met one of them. I didn't know they existed until I was ten, and they didn't know I existed until about 13 years ago. I had one half brother, but he died a couple of years ago in a drunk-driving accident. He took after his father.

Aunts,Uncles, Cousins: My father's side of the family does not wish to have any contact with me. There are 5 Uncles and Aunts, and many cousins. I will probably never meet them. Yes, this bothers me.
On my mother's side, I have an amazing Aunt, and Uncle, and two great cousins. We used to spend Summers with them, and they are the closest I ever had to siblings. My mother has a brother (another Uncle) but I have only met him twice, and his children only once.

Nieces and Nephews: I have my half-brother's son and daughter, thought I have only met the daughter. I am also in contact with my oldest half-sisters daughter, who is a niece only a few years younger than I. There are some really great nephews and nieces on my husband's side of the family.

In-Laws: My long-term boyfriends have mostly been from stable and very large families, and my husband's family is large, stable, and devoted. The regular visits and events have become a little tiresome since we had our son, but I think it is great for him to get to hang with his cousins and grandparents.

[goldie]

Grandparents: All 4 of my grandparents were living up until I was 29. I am almost 34 now and I have 2 left. My mom's parents.

Parents: Both alive, married 38 years.

Siblings: One brother, 5 years younger than me.

Kids: None.

Married .... I've known my husband for 10 years and we've been married for 6.5 years.

Pets: 1 dog, a chocolate dachshund. (aka wiener dog)

Nieces/nephews: none .... on either my side or my husband's side.

Closeness: Quite!

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by ragandbone

Spouse: We drive each other nuts, but we are very close; I wish she had another child, to take some of the pressure off of me, though.

Gah, I totally relate to this. I'm not an only child, but in some ways I might as well be and I do feel a lot of pressure.

[sara1998]

I'm an only child. Therefore, I have no siblings, nieces or nephews.

Grandparents: I lost my dad's mom when I was 16, his dad when I was 22. We lost my mom's dad (papa) just last year. I was closest to him. I was his sugar, and he always told me "Your beautiful, baby. You know that? Give me some sugar..." God I miss that man. We lost my mom's mom earlier this year. I loved her, but she was the one who shoved religion down my throat. She blamed me for my husband's death. She always sided with the men. And my very favorite grandma, who was married to my Papa for over 30 years. Step grandma, but we are very close. She loves rock and roll and going to the movies. She and I went to see The Devil Wears Prada last weekend, and to dinner. We had a blast. I love to hang out with my grandma!

Parents: Still married. Will be 30 years this year. I'm pretty close with both of them. They are two completly different creatures. He's an old grump, and she is the definition of blonde. I've got both of their personalities. I call them every day. If I didn't, my dad would hunt me down and tell me " I thought ya coulda been dead..." We all work separate shifts, which is kind of a blessing. They can grate on my nerves...

I have my daughter, Sara. I'm sure you all know about her. She is 7 now, and almost as tall as me. Which isn't saying much. I lost my husband, Sara's father just over 3 years ago. We were together for 5 years, married for 2 1/2. I miss him still.

Aunts/Uncles: My mom has an older brother who lives in Florida, and is currently serving 1 year for DUI. He's a looser, but I still love him. She has an younger half brother, who lives here. He's a lot of fun. We go out together a lot to the bars. We rented a stretch Hummer a couple of weekends ago, and got trashed! My dad has an older brother who we don't speak with because he's an ass. He also has an older sister, who would be my favorite aunt. My folks didn't have a lot of money when I was a kid, so everytime she would travel, I would go with them.

Cousins: The same favorite aunt has my favorite cousin. He was like my brother growing up. We still talk every couple of months. We are currently making travel plans to Colorado next year. He's also the one who fixes my computer when it takes a ****! My mom's younger brother, the one I drink with, has my 14 year old cousin. He's a good kid, but a bit of a smartass. Wonder where he gets it from.

The rest of my very distant family live in Tennessee. I don't know them well, except for my mom's mom's twin. Yes, the very religious grandma has a twin. She's rich and somewhat snooty, so we don't jive well.

That's about it.

[GODDESS6]

i have 1 grandfather left, i was lucky tho to have all 4 till i was an adult~

parents: mother & step-mother alive & well, father deceased~

3 brothers ages 33, 23 & 21~

4 neices & nephews~

married, & 1 son~

1 dog, 1 cat & tons of fish~

[markolas]

Oh, I love this thread!

Grandparents: All alive except for my mother's father, who died when I was 14. He drank like a fish up until the end (he died of cirrhosis). He and my grandmother divorced when my mom was about 8, and I only met him twice in my whole life until I was 12, when he moved back to our town.

My mother's mother is now in a nursing home suffering from dementia; also an alcoholic and prescription pill popper...I lost all respect for her when I was about 10.

My father's parents are both in their 80s; I actually like them. My dad's mom had a stroke 10 years ago and is confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak.

Parents: Parents are still married to each other, despite separating a couple of times when I was in high school. My mother is very emotionally manipulative, and feeds on drama; my dad is just kind of "there."

Siblings: One half brother (8 years older), my mother's from a previous marriage, though my dad legally adopted him; one younger brother (2 years younger). Older brother is an ultra-conservative Southern Baptist minister that I try to not to have much to do with (for obvious reasons); younger brother is a total slacker who still lives with our parents at 25 and only in the last couple of years has started working.

Aunts, Uncles, Cousins: My mother has one sister and my dad has one brother. My mother's sister is retarded, although nobody will say it. They blame it on the fact that she was hit by a car when she was 4 years old. She has been married twice, and had a baby who died as an infant. My dad's brother and his wife were married for 12 years before they had any children; they now have two daughters, but they're 11 and 7, so I didn't have any cousins when I was growing up.

Neices, Nephews: My older brother and his wife have three children - a 12 year old daughter, an 8 year old son, and a 1 year old daughter.

Closeness: I'm not close to any of my relatives. I moved away about 5 years ago and have been slowly working on diminishing contact. I haven't seen any of them in a year, and haven't talked to them in a couple of months. I've never told them that I'm gay, but I can't imagine they don't suspect, even though they (especially my mother) live in denial and would never bring the subject up themselves. They would not react well at all if I told them.

[ryan8472]

Grandparents: All are dead except my paternal grandmother. And she's crazier than a rabies infected ****house rat. Not because she has alzheimers or anything, just because she's crazy and psychotic. I've talked to her twice in 2 years because she hates our family.

Parents: I have both of my parents. And they're still married, unlike all of their friends.

Siblings: I have one younger sister (Bridget) who is 15 and takes up all of our lives. I also have a half sister (Amy) who is 25 and I haven't talked to her in close to 3 years.

Kids: Ha! I don't think that one will be happening any time soon.

Nieces/nephews: None, unless my half sister had a kid in the time I havent talked to her. But I think she would have told us about that one.


Closeness: I guess I'm pretty close with my parents and sister, but thats it. I dont talk to the rest of em!

[skcin]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

My grandmother (Cuca, pronounced KOO-CAH) began to resemble Nosforatu as she aged, but she did keep a big vat of lard and bacon grease by her stove...

That just made me lol.

Originally Posted by markolas

My mother's sister is retarded, although nobody will say it. They blame it on the fact that she was hit by a car when she was 4 years old. She has been married twice, and had a baby who died as an infant ...
...I've never told them that I'm gay, but I can't imagine they don't suspect, even though they (especially my mother) live in denial and would never bring the subject up themselves. They would not react well at all if I told them.

That's sad about your aunt. Hey, maybe if you come out, they can just pretend you're straight like they pretend your aunt isn't retarded.

[mikeschmike]

Grandparents- I had five at one time, including my step grandma. She passed away two years ago, although I hadn't seen her in a long time before that. My blood Grandparents are all still alive. My maternal grandparents are polar opposites to my paternal grandparents. Mom's folks are upbeat, still in love after 55 years of marriage, and equally proud of all of their grandchildren. Dad's parents bicker constantly, play favorites, and get on everybody's nerves.

Parents- Divorced when I was five, so I don't really have too many memories of them being together. They're both great people. Mom remarried and was with my stepdad for about 15 years, until they divorced in 2002. She's been happily single ever since. My real dad never remarried, having lost the love of his life, but dates occasionally.

Siblings- one sister, 25. She and I have gone through a lot together with moving several times throughout our childhood, and watching our parents battle drug and alcohol addictions. We would fight constantly as children, but as adults we have learned to put up with each other for extended periods of time. Quite the accomplishment IMO

Kids- noooooooooooooooooooo. None for me, thanks. Not ever. I'll be a great uncle, but having children of my own has never appealed to me.

Aunts, Uncles, Cousins- Way too many to list here. Between my mom and dad's family there are so many cousins and everyone. On top of that, we're pretty close so second and third cousins are all included in family events.

Pets- One big ol' yellow cat, named Anthony. Sometimes referred to as "fat tony", or "God damn it, get out of the garbage!"

Closeness- I'd say through it all we've remained close. We've all distanced ourselves at one time or another, but we've matured a lot and we get along very well for the most part.

[estranged4life]

Myself-Married since May 24,1993 to Debbie-Been together since June 1991

Parents: Deceased
Father-Oct.22,1977 (Auto accident)
Mother-March 21,2005 (Medical incompetence, Or what I like to term as medically murdered)

Grandparents: Deceased
Paternal Grandfather: Nov.11,1977 (Broken heart/cancer)
Paternal Grandmother: May ??? (Not really sure of the date/year)

Maternal Grandfather: April 23,1977 (Massive heartattack-Gee, aint life grand when ya lose 3 important Father figures within a 7 month span??)
Maternal Grandmother: June 1994 (Possibly stroke/possibly murdered??!!!)

Children: Unknown
Deb has no children...My ex-fiancee Christy once mailed me to say she was pregnant by me, But this was after-the-fact when her friends (ie-Dorm mates) have already told me she was, But she wouldnt tell me directly...By the time she mailed me I was already with Deb (A few years later). Do I believe Christy was pregnant? Kinda...

Siblings: Depends if any others show up out of the blue ala Jan/Feb 2005 (For the record 2005 SUCKED F**KING ASS!!! There, that felt better!)

Brothers:
Bill 42 (Half-brother)
Geary 39 (Only sibling who is a full blood relative)

Half-Sisters: (Who magically appearred in Jan/Feb 2005)
Christina 44
Lesa 43

Half-Sisters: My father's children, from a previous relationship, before he married my Mother
Teary 43
Robin-Would have been 42 his past Feb.14th (R.I.P.-Murdered in Missouri)

Yeah, I'm the runt/baby/brat/punk of the family at 36...Big effidy-deal!!! If some other unknown siblings come forward I wont be totally shocked!

Pets: Cats-Jr., Patches, Pip, Token, Harlen, Quilt-Pirate, Super Nugget/Kenny McNugget, Fred-Tread, Squeak, Bertha-Mae, Woodchuck. Gilligan, Missy-Gail

Fish-5 fan tailed goldfish (4 Moors 1 Calico), 1 generic goldfish, 2 large plectomus (sic)/suckerfishes

Closeness-Somewhat close to my sister Lesa, Very close with my brother Geary

[WelshWitchPMD]

I am an only child too.

Grandparents: My maternal grandparents had passed away before my Mother and Father even met each other. My paternal Grandfather died when I was 5 months old. My paternal Grandmother died when I was 29.

Parents: Mom passed away on April 30, 1997 just about a week before my birthday. My Dad is still here and thankfully seems to be healthy. He will be 80 next week on the 28th.

My Mom had a sister who passed away when I was 5 and a brother who passed away when I was 6. She had another brother who was the oldest by 15 years and outlived all of them. He died about 5 years ago.
I have 2 cousins from that oldest brother and I never see them.

My Dad had a brother who drowned when he was 10 years old. He had another brother who was killed in WWII. He had a sister who was the youngest in the family who died 7 weeks to the day after my Mom had passed away. That was rough. I felt so bad for my Dad during that time.
He has another sister who is married and I have 4 cousins from them. I only see them on holidays and such but I have 4 second or is it third cousins from them. My oldest cousin had 2 boys and we were never very close to him and his wife or should I say ex-wife .
The oldest of his boys graduated from college last year and I think that the younger one is in college.
The second oldest female cousin has 2 kids. One girl who I always remember at Xmas time and is now in college and a boy who I also remember at Xmas time and is now going to be 11.
My other 2 male cousins are single.

That is about it.