Lee they are Great. You havent changed much really . Cant say I recognise the boys.... How nice to have them..... Thanks for sharing.....
45 year old picture found
by Lady Lee 28 Replies latest jw friends
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Lady Lee
thanks alias
Grace they would have changed quite a bit from the picture to the time you knew them. Greg was just 2 yrs old there - still a baby.
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seeitallclearlynow
Hi Lady Lee,
I'm glad you shared your pictures. But they're absolutely heartbreaking to me.
I know exactly what you're talking about...and I'm so glad you hang in there.
All my love to you,
Seeit
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AlanF
That's so cool to see the four of you kids together! What a blast from the past!
Which one are you?
AlanF
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Sassy
Lady Lee.. thanks for the pictures. I am sad for you in what you touched on.. as well as the fact that you were all seperated.. I know they say who said life was fair.. but really.....it is not at all!
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RAYZORBLADE
My goodness.
Lady Lee, bless yer heart.
As I look at this thread, it reminded me of a day, almost 2 years ago.
My father passed away in November 2001. He and his second wife, kept many things from us. I won't get into details, but my father was a tyrant, and his wife supported this mindset, if not helped to instill permanent alienation between him, and his children.
Unbeknownst to me, there were a heap of photographs that my father had, that my mother didn't.
I used to wonder where all my baby pics were. I knew they existed, but with my father the way he was, and his second wife, stealthfully manipulated situations in such a way, she'd further ensure we'd never have any communication with our father. He was just as guilty for allowing it, if not downright encouraging it anyways.
Anyways, my brother 2 years younger than me, decided to play his cards right. I have to admit, I did hold some original resentment towards him as to why he continued to 'seemingly' befriend our father and his wife.
My brother, trust me, was a clever man. I can kiss his feet today for what he did.
My brother knew the operations of my father and his wife. He knew very well their modus operandi, and took it upon himself to play their game.
My brother somehow was able to coherse my father into giving HIM (my brother) almost ALL of our childhood photos.
Now, I was not entirely sure what was going on with all of these photos, but I found out a bit later, after my father died, that my brother said he was going to 'borrow' the photos etc., and make a family archive.
My brother: lied through his teeth.
I'm glad he did, because I now have originals of my baby pics, childhood pics (which I have shared on here), and many other photos that I did not know even existed.
Sometimes it's extremely painful to look back at these photos, and the memory associated with these photos, sometimes makes me put the photos away, face down.
But....I do have some lovely pictures, and one of my sister who was killed (1967), Carmen Elizabeth. I have an absolutely beautiful picture of her. She would have been 40.
These last 36-48 hours have been emotionally charged.
But that's OK, one has to face these things head on.
Lady Lee, it's always an intense personal eye-opener when I read your threads. I swear we're related....knowing my family background, it wouldn't surprise me.
You are one of the very few people who 'get', Rayzorblade.
If Big Tex is reading this: thank you for your msg.
Lovely pics Lee. I really love them.
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Lady Lee
Alan Alan Alan what will we do with you. HINT: I'm the one wearing the dress.
seeitall and sassy No life isn't fair but giving up isn't a choice
Ray You are one of the few (and BT) who really get me too. In some life we must all be kin because I feel our spirits are very close to each other.
The value in finding the lost pictures is that they represent a part of our pasts. It might have been a scary place to live but we did survive. We may not remember it all but the pictures are proof of the reality we lived. We may even doubt the memories but the pictures validate us somehow. They are very precious. Without our pasts there is an emptiness. I now have one more empty spot filled.
And I know you both get this.
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wednesday
LL, i thought u said in a post once u had a sis?
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Lady Lee
Yes Wednesday. My sister is 11 years younger than me and we have a different father so she is from the second "marriage"