tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post3740895847068886634..comments2024-02-16T19:50:32.317-05:00Comments on Lynda Grace An Hour Away: Do My Siblings and I Need Oprah?lyndagracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530605081989558341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-43878092789873215292011-09-19T21:30:04.399-04:002011-09-19T21:30:04.399-04:00I loved the video. Laughing like that is the best!...I loved the video. Laughing like that is the best! I am lucky to be here in Maui with my husband, brother, SIL and their oldest daughter. We have had some good laughs and a little cry when we spoke about our Mom (me crying, him teary eyed). We don't live close he in WA and me in CA but try to keep in contact, at least through FB or email. Our sis lives in SoCal and she's a little weird but we still like her! Somehow she and my brother don't see eye to eye and I seem to be in the middle even though I'm the oldest. Conversations between them often go through me. I don't think there is a ideal family out there. There is drama in every family. The older I get however, I don't want to be separated my my sis and brother over anything stupid. Life is too short.Napiligalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-11303233637105529792011-09-19T13:51:32.813-04:002011-09-19T13:51:32.813-04:00I love your video and laughed with your wonderful ...I love your video and laughed with your wonderful mum. Perhaps you could begin bit by bit to get back together with the rest of your family. Don't try to be too ambitious - baby steps. Then nobody feels threatened. Experience has taught me not to expect instant harmony, and not all the time - that's families but if you could laugh together like this, then imagine how good it might be to do that again. Julie Titenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078324787471983933.post-42975307559139799892011-09-19T08:38:04.019-04:002011-09-19T08:38:04.019-04:00I get the news on a lot of my relatives through fa...I get the news on a lot of my relatives through facebook. My (only) brother and I do speak on the phone and catch up when we can, but it's my relationship with my grandparents that I think resonates with your post - my dad passed away 18 months ago, he was the one who bridged the gap with his parents and kept them up to date with me and my brother. We need to make more of an effort to do this ourselves now I think. Perhaps you need Oprah, or perhaps you or one of your siblings could initiate a reunion yourselves (although I appreciate that it could be difficult/impossible depending on the ongoing rifts). Natalie Howellshttp://profiles.google.com/nat.howellsnoreply@blogger.com