On Mar 18, 1:43=A0pm, Bill Turlock <"Bill Turlock "@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> "S. Checker" wrote:
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> > Snidely <Snidely....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > On Mar 15, 8:26 pm, "Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer)"
> > > <reunite.gondw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > >> My brother-in-law is now the Patriarch and his wife, also named
Mary,=
> > >> is the Matriarch. =A0My husband is the Patriarch's little brother
and=
> > >> I'm the child bride. =A0And, on my side of the family, I'm the
Heires=
s.
> > >> Come to think of it, I will be the Matriarch on my mom's side when
my=
> > >> last two uncles die, since I'm the oldest grandchild. =A0Not that
any=
of
> > >> my cousins will give a damn, though, since we're not that kind of
> > >> family.
>
> > >> Mary "Scattered and independent, actually"
>
> > > Being the head of the clan was much more impressive when everybody
> > > worried about whether you and your clansmen would ride up with
swords
> > > drawn and torches lit.
>
> > > I'm the youngest son of a youngest son of a middle son on my
father's
> > > side, so I'm nowhere near the patriarch, and even within my own sept
> > > my eldest brother is probably going to give me a run for the last
day
> > > on the calendar. =A0He has quite a head start, but my exercise
program=
> > > has been affected by AFCA., and I'm not quite serious enough about
> > > veggies.
>
> > I'm the last of my line, sort of. My father had one sister, no
> > brothers. I only have one sister, who does have two boys but of course
> > they have a different name. And I have two girls so far. As long as
> > things remain patrolinear (is that the word?) my last name will die
> > out.
>
> > This actually used to bother me. I don't think it's im****tant any
more.
>
> Me too. My father had two sisters, and one son. My sons have been
> adopted out. E-O-L. Ehh.-
But the name's just what they're called. I've never been able to see
the big deal in carrying on the family name. It's not like it comes
with the family estate, complete with a castle and manor lands and
serfs and whatnot. It's just what people call you when they want to
get your attention.
Who you are and what you do - how you treat people and whether you
cure cancer - is much more im****tant.
Mary
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