Tag Archives: Family

When Katie wrote about her brother a few months ago, I laughed at how similar her history with her brother is to mine with my sister. When my sister and I were kids, three years apart and not too interested … Continue reading →

I was lucky enough to get to know both my grandmothers very well – my dad’s mom died when I was 18, my mom’s mom died when I was 31, and my family and I were close to both of … Continue reading →

I only knew one of my grandpas – my dad’s dad died before I was born. By all accounts, he was a wonderful guy and would have been a fantastic grandpa. I’ll always wish I could have known him. And … Continue reading →

17 months after my brother was born, I came along.  He was unimpressed.  We spent a lot of time together when we were kids, and seemed to have more than our fair share of fights.  One day a woman from … Continue reading →