tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post8435743352031234047..comments2023-10-05T04:21:52.525-05:00Comments on Honest And Truly!: When Our History Is His HistoryMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-1747600583282894522012-02-02T14:01:13.007-06:002012-02-02T14:01:13.007-06:00Tami - Oh that is such a smart idea. I love that....Tami - Oh that is such a smart idea. I love that. I wonder if I can talk to my mom about doing something like this for the wee ones since she knows WAY more stories than I do.<br /><br />Tara - Somehow, I have a feeling that's a good thing. ;)<br /><br />Gina - I agree. There are some things that are private, but hiding anything that seems anywhere close to not perfect creates the wrong Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-61229493506677311902012-02-01T20:07:18.867-06:002012-02-01T20:07:18.867-06:00I love the perspective that you chose to write abo...I love the perspective that you chose to write about--the story of our parents and the story we'll pass down. You're so right that you probably don't want to share every embarrassing thing you did, but it does help to show just how human you will always be.Marlenehttp://marlenekelly.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-3725203835236760282012-02-01T17:12:56.351-06:002012-02-01T17:12:56.351-06:00Dear Michelle,
what an interesting way to write ab...Dear Michelle,<br />what an interesting way to write about my book "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats". I like your post very much and I am glad that the book inspired you to your thoughts.<br />Many thanks for reading it. <br />Jan-Philipp SendkerSendkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248941150371518960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-83525486965392546792012-02-01T15:13:28.921-06:002012-02-01T15:13:28.921-06:00My family definitely has lots of secrets. They can...My family definitely has lots of secrets. They can make such a mess, can't they? I think my husband and I are going to try and be open with our kids....but there are definitely stories they don't need to hear!Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516729845845593925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-87268032737817617522012-02-01T07:44:05.453-06:002012-02-01T07:44:05.453-06:00Great post. I think family secrets are so importan...Great post. I think family secrets are so important and the more secret they are the more damage they probably do to all the parties involved. Hang out the dirty laundry for all to see and it loses the power to hurt anyone!Brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178065229656195791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-15703076319826490342012-02-01T00:09:52.081-06:002012-02-01T00:09:52.081-06:00There's a discrepancy of my husband's birt...There's a discrepancy of my husband's birthday and his parent's wedding anniversary, but no one will tell him anything. LOL!Thien-Kim aka Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944429273741512796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-66446804346749619912012-01-31T23:13:27.560-06:002012-01-31T23:13:27.560-06:00I love that our family stories make our parents an...I love that our family stories make our parents and grandparents actually seem human. It somehow levels out the playing field... In my mind I figure that if they were like me at some point then they were capable of doing all the same stupid stuff I've done. And one day my kids will do the same. I just hope I remember enough details to share it with them.Lisa Hannemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861341862784698692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-85345588246924606082012-01-31T20:40:21.676-06:002012-01-31T20:40:21.676-06:00I actually made my boys a little pop-up book about...I actually made my boys a little pop-up book about "The Story of How I Met Your Father" (: It's one of their favorites. Even so, there are parts they don't need to know (;Janinhttp://janinwise.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-70111449821607765442012-01-31T13:56:35.759-06:002012-01-31T13:56:35.759-06:00Michelle,
While you have your parents (and any oth...Michelle,<br />While you have your parents (and any other previous generations) who know the stories, record them... You don't have to publish them anywhere, but record them. There are so many stories that I remember bits and pieces of from my Grandmother & her sisters, but I don't know the whole story, and the only 2 left of that generation were the babies of the family and didn'Raevynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653391980273329549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-4834619718962221882012-01-30T23:34:07.419-06:002012-01-30T23:34:07.419-06:00Well, I do plan to tell my kids, when they are old...Well, I do plan to tell my kids, when they are old enough, about the one and only time I got smashed drunk and the stupid things I then did, as well as the one and only time I got a speeding ticket, and all the stupid circumstances around that. Just to show that stupidity can be avoided. There's not a whole lot that I wouldn't tell my kids about my history, but I'm sure that they won&Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-49730012281761368742012-01-30T19:34:21.758-06:002012-01-30T19:34:21.758-06:00I want the stories, but my family is a close-mouth...I want the stories, but my family is a close-mouthed bunch. Not about most everything else, but anything that might be seen as "scandalous" they prefer to hide under the rug. It's insane.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684328990767140199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-84705514127184994522012-01-30T16:20:27.874-06:002012-01-30T16:20:27.874-06:00My kids are both considered adults, and there are ...My kids are both considered adults, and there are stills stories about me and their dad, both as a couple and singly, that they don't know. Probably never will.Tara R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02993625193184914299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494655959430218526.post-78223682333970271852012-01-30T15:30:04.462-06:002012-01-30T15:30:04.462-06:00I have the story of my husband and me written in a...I have the story of my husband and me written in a journal for the kids to have when the are older. I do a lot of scrapbooking and have made a "heritage" one. It has as many pictures of the past in it that I can get my hands on. I have pictures of my 4xgreat grandparents. I wrote down the stories my grandparents told me to go along with the pictures.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061237531468065806noreply@blogger.com