Family Ties

The interesting thing about meeting and talking to relatives you’ve never met before is that you learn something more about your broader family than you otherwise would have by simply reading a name on a family tree. What do you learn?

Well, you learn that there are more ‘family’ stories than you could poke a stick at much less hear about on bush telegraph that has strange but interesting twists. I like those ones. The ones that lead you up the garden path. They make you work harder to get the scoop.

And when you do, well, explaining why you opened Pandora’s Box is always an interesting predicament to find yourself in. Defending why you would, even more so. It’s challenging, but it helps hone your communication of vital family information that can become diluted as generations go by. Being in a pickle makes for interesting living.

I’m sure, as is the case in my wider family, finding the substance of a story about great aunt so and-so for instance can prove rather more interesting even than a Sunday afternoon whodunit. That aside, meeting the offspring of great aunt so-and-so is even more fascinating. You just can’t beat a live gig