Ombud
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Post by Ombud on Jul 3, 2016 10:48:59 GMT -5
I've only read thru PG 2 but NOW I get it! We're boring by comparison. My heart goes out to all of you
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TheOtherMe
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 4, 2016 21:05:23 GMT -5
My ex found out when he was in high school that his "aunt" was his birth mother and now that she was married, she wanted him to move from the home where he was living with his twin aunts (her sisters) to live with her. He said he never felt so confused in all his life. To a kid that age, it felt like he was being kicked out of the only home he remembered.
His mother never told him who his birth father was. He's now had some health issues and wishes he knew just for the medical information.
He also found it rather strange that his mother had him for his high school years, but his aunts helped him pay for college. They were twins who lived together until the first one died. They also were co-teachers before anybody heard of such a thing. He got a job in Washington DC but didn't have the money to get there and pay a deposit and first month's rent. The aunts gave him the money and said it was a gift.
After he was living back in Colorado, he took excellent care of his aunts. He would go out to their house for a week or two every summer and do all of their home repairs. He bought all the supplies. He said it wasn't just love, but it was to pay them back for the gift when they could no longer do some of the things they did when they were younger.
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Ombud
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Post by Ombud on Aug 1, 2016 6:04:12 GMT -5
How old were they when they were hired out? Did they go and graduate from high school?
I'm assuming this was done as a way to earn for their room and board. I think that kind of situation was pretty common in a lot of lower middle-class families. I'm pretty sure my dad had to hand over any money he made to his mom during his middle and high school years. He turned 80 this year.
16. Usually no Dad was raised in a Jewish Home (orphanage) but they were all required to finish school. Actually it was a cluster of small cottages with 8 kids in each. All the kids remained best friends for life
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