extended family

All about how to stay connected, strengthen ties and talk politics with your big, happy extended family.

Mithai - sweets
My grandpa’s youngest cousin, Dhanilal Kishorilal Srivastava, used to live in Pratapgarh, India. Dhanilal was called DK by everyone. He worked in the post office as a junior finance officer. He lived with his wife Ratna and son Sunil. Nearly every year they would visit us in Lucknow for a few days or we would visit them for a few days.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Families
Tapestry of Love
It seems Is so Ironic that the heart cry spoken “Lord please make this stop!” was only the beginning. I find myself tracing the tapestry of our life together while admiring the colors and careful placement of every thread in the needle point on the wall. I set up my canvas knowing it will be a long night. It must have taken her months to complete I thought while laying in a field of blue. I would agree with Kendra Cherry in her medically reviewed article published on the website “Very Well Mind” when she stated, “color is a powerful communication tool”. Clearly, her assertive nature of the past is evident in the bold color choices. Yet this part of her personality was buried in the attic. Is only revealed to me through the boxes of real estate sales made in years past. Then my eyes fell on the hummingbirds buzzing in the center remembering those quiet coffee mornings on the back porch. While I experienced the quick decline of communication skills. Now her personal history only shared through the voice of family. For her, only words of wisdom carefully stitched in the tapestry of her needlework are left.
By Angela Kay Dollar5 years ago in Families
The relationship between the opposite sex is good again, a middle age, also nothing more than is directed at 2 aspects to go!
No matter how good the relationship between the opposite sex is, after middle age, it is nothing more than going to two aspects:
By weijailiu5 years ago in Families
Straight Relationships: Here are five things women need to do to make men love you more
First, learn to think in perspective It's normal for couples to quarrel, but misunderstandings should be solved in time, and they can't be saved. People are selfish, and two people should learn to accommodate each other when they are together. Therefore, women should learn to think in perspective, not just think about themselves. In fact, if we calm down and think about it, we won't have so many things.
By weijailiu5 years ago in Families
A Letter to My Family
Since entering therapy, I have been writing letters to specific people and groups of family members. This letter is dated five months after the death of my mother. During this span of five months, my siblings and I haven't heard a word from any extended family members. Explaining this feels like one of those Moesha episodes where she's writing in her diary. Or perhaps it is an episode of Days of Our Lives. Either way, it is a complete mess.
By Chris B5 years ago in Families
Dancing In the Dark
I remember well the times we would hide out and listen, my cousin and I, to the screaming girls out in the street. How ridiculous, our 7-year-old minds thought, to be fighting at 2 a.m. after you just had “the greatest time of your lives.”
By Jennifer Fabiano5 years ago in Families
GENEALOGY FOREVER
When you start any new project, there are bound to be terms you just don’t understand or that you use in the wrong context. Words can have a different meaning from one region to another and keeping it all straight can be a challenge. Some words can have many meanings, while other words can be very specific.
By Dandelionclub5 years ago in Families
Slow Learning
I am slowly learning that even if I react, it won’t change anything; it won’t magically change their minds. Sometimes it’s better just to let things be, let people go, don’t fight for closure, don’t ask for explanations, don’t chase answers, and don’t expect people to understand where you’re coming from. I’m slowly learning that life is better lived when you don’t center it on what’s happening around you and center it on what’s happening inside you instead. Work on ourselves and your inner peace.
By Theresa Evans5 years ago in Families
Origin of Antique Chairs
The antique chairs have not always been popular. The lower and middling classes sat on benches and stools throughout the mediaeval era and before. The chair did not become a symbol of high rank or privilege until the Renaissance in Europe, when it became a common piece of furniture for the expanding middle class. With the "luxury" associated with the chair removed, it quickly became popular across Europe, and it quickly became a symbol of the time's trends.
By Kevin Taylor5 years ago in Families
How a Jigsaw Puzzle Saved My Sanity...
Have you heard of the “sandwich generation?” Well, I unexpectedly joined that club a couple of years ago. I have always been a bit of a loner. I’m fifty years old and have never had kids – but I do have two ex husbands, so maybe they count.
By Karena Graca5 years ago in Families
It's My Perfect World
I gasp for air as I walk up to the spot where their house is supposed to be. It’s gone, as if it vanished into thin air. Where would they be if not in their house?
By Lyn McClatchey5 years ago in Families
Goodnight Mr. Peebles
Mr. Peebles was an old man even by the standard of the day, at least he seemed to be to the three O'Mally children who lived in the apartment one flight below him in an old brownstone apartment building in the Bronx. He did not go out often, even in summer and rarely spoke, and never if not spoken to. The greatest notice of his existence happened every night, promptly at nine o'clock when Klezmer music could be heard coming from his apartment. The music would play and the scuffling of Mr. Peebles' shoes against the hardwood floor could be heard. It ended promptly at half-past nine when the apartment would go silent.
By Ray Clark5 years ago in Families