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[AJuff]

My brother celebrated his 50th last week and told us over dinner that he'd written his life story down for his children. he always wished he'd asked my dad lots of questions before he died.

 

I said I'd be interested to read it so he emailed it to me chapter by chapter.

 

I read with great interest but can he have lived in the same house as me???? My perspective is so different.

 

Now reports are written i intend to write my life story down and give it to him to read .

[Chucky Mama]

What a great thing to do and how interesting that he writes his experience from such a different perspective. In what was is it so different? Better, worse or just different?

[Redwing]

I doubt that me and my brother would produce similar accounts either

 

My gran died recently and at her funeral I found out stuff about her life that I wish I'd taken the trouble to find out when she was alive - I have made a mental note to speak to my grandad about his life more

[Ms Tilytinkle]

Hello there AJuff,

I've been writing mine for years in many different formats. One day I will unite all but unlike your brother, I'm not brave enough to share mine until I'm scattered (my ashes) freely over some romantic location, when upon their return they find them stuffed in the cupboards or drawers.

Perspectives are so broad & varied, imho always fuelled or influenced at some point by how another person made you feel. Emotions seem to be the gauge & guide. I think what you say makes perfect sense you may as well have lived in different houses as the body houses such different personalities & complexities.

I cant even begin to say how very very different my diaries would be & a massively conflicting account of events to my Sisters, as they would be to my Brothers too ... often I write truths but then always try to convert any darkness, unhappy times, challenges etc into light, values, life's lessons etc where one uses faith, hope, draws courage etc etc as well as hilarious accounts & anecdotes .. all gifts to utilise for the tough times. . all aspects trying to bring light, laughter & transformation whilst sharing the paths journeyed. Our daughter is an only child & I want to leave her something she can keep forever if she wants to!! Although, I'm not even sure if my daughter would enjoy reading it or want to read it but sometimes I think history, genetic inheritance, sense of belonging etc can all be the sum of, a significant piece of an unfinished jigsaw.

 

Ask him for the other chapters & start yours right away & most of all enjoy writing yours.

You'll probably be both so surprised how different each of your life's experiences were in the same house.

 

 

MsTilyalsohasadreadfulmemorysotheyhelpsmetorememberwhatwasactuallysaid

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[AMO]

I saw these gift books in a little shop last weekend -

Here On Amazon

 

Both my sisters are 10 years older than me and so will have a very different perspective on growing up in our household - they are both 70's chicks while I'm an 80's babe! I was still at school when they where getting married and having children and so it is in recent years that we have all come closer together.

 

I'm going to buy one for each of us as Christmas presents this year.

[Biker Chick]

I gave my mum one of those books for Xmas AMO and she was really pleased with it and enjoyed writing it all up for me. She gave the book back to me last month (all completed) and she said that it bought back so many memories. I must admit that I shed a few tears reading about the hard times she had endured as a child during the war. I think I shall get another one of these books for me to write up for my daughter. Its a fantastic idea for keeping up the history of families.