Nothing too out of the ordinary i don't think. Affairs - my grandfather left his first wife for my grandmother. I think there may have been 'overlapping' when it comes to my mama and papa too, though i'm not entirely sure. My great aunt and her son spent time in the camps (he died).
Im just kind of relieved its not just me who has all these skeleton in the closet.
I also found out once that my mum's friend had an affair with my Uncle (my dad 's brother) when his wife was pregnant. This was before my mum and her friend had even met, and it only came out when we invited her to a 'do' and she saw my Uncle there!
In 2006 I was in Alberta staying at my 3rd cousins house. Now we`d only made contact the year via message boards and I also met my cousins `mom`...my mums cousin-in-law.
My grandfather died when my mum was 2 years old, she doesn`t remember him, and my Grandma remarried twice and moved to the U.K when my mum was still a child.
When my mum was about 15 she wrote to her family in Canada via the embassy and received a reply from my mums auntie saying not to write again after `all that has happened`
Now the Auntie was the mother -in -law of my mums cousin -in-law where I was.
We were chatting, mostly small talk, when the subject of my Grandfather came up. My mums cousin-in-law was saying how my grandfather was her mother-in-laws favourite sibling and she HATED my grandma for what had happened.
I asked what had happened and.......
my mum was/had 2 older brothers she knows nothing about.
my grandma refused help from the family after my grandfather died and abandoned the two boys at some sort of childrens home....they wouldn`t take the girls (my mum and her sister) for whatever reason.
The family over there had no contact with the 2 boys and no one knows what happened. Every path I have leads to a dead end.
Last night my mum had a bit too much to drink while watching Strictly Come Dancing and ended up spilling the beans about a member of my family (now dead), which has left me so stunned I am still in shock now!:eek:
This person is always portrayed as a bit of a saint in the family, couldn't do anything wrong, would do anything for anyone type. So these revelations have rocked me to the core! Without going into details, none of the above was true and this person was actually a piece of work.
Its shattered many of my childhood memories as I was very young when this person died, and I have lots of memories of them showering me and the other children in the family with gifts and presents.
Has this ever happened to anyone else?
for some strange reason after seeing your thread in advice i dont believe you :rolleyes:
I got a phone call about three years ago from a woman who wanted to break some news to me (she was some kind of go-between for adopted children).
It turned out that my mother had an affair with a Yugoslav prisoner-of-war, and Dave was the result - I wasn't overly shocked as when me and my siblings were orphaned (I was 12), the 'family' did nothing. Me and my twin were later adopted - but my other sister and brother had a terrible time, so I knew something had caused a family upset.
Last night my mum had a bit too much to drink while watching Strictly Come Dancing and ended up spilling the beans about a member of my family (now dead), which has left me so stunned I am still in shock now!:eek:
This person is always portrayed as a bit of a saint in the family, couldn't do anything wrong, would do anything for anyone type. So these revelations have rocked me to the core! Without going into details, none of the above was true and this person was actually a piece of work.
Its shattered many of my childhood memories as I was very young when this person died, and I have lots of memories of them showering me and the other children in the family with gifts and presents.
Has this ever happened to anyone else?
I like to think I'm a little too adult to discuss personal family stuff with strangers. So far you have potrayed your family to be quite strange, even dysfunctional. Just my opinion.
I like to think I'm a little too adult to discuss personal family stuff with strangers. So far you have potrayed your family to be quite strange, even dysfunctional. Just my opinion.
Depends which family you mean...
As Shadowmaiden her family are portrayed as a little odd but when she logs in as Greenlady they become absolutely bizarre.....
My fatherr's family doesn't know about me. It's a shame because I've got a few half brothers that I'd like to meet. He pays me thousands to keep quiet, if this ever came out I'd be splashed all over the news/internet/newspapers .
My mum gave a baby away at 17 due to Catholic shame aspect, my sister found us when I was 18 and we are still in regular contact though neither of us are with our mum now.
My fatherr's family doesn't know about me. It's a shame because I've got a few half brothers that I'd like to meet. He pays me thousands to keep quiet, if this ever came out I'd be splashed all over the news/internet/newspapers .
I know plenty of secrets but none of them shocking, just the uusal affairs, mental health issues, gaydom etc.
I was shocked to find out that a cousin of mine actually isn't realted to me by blood in any way. Turns out she was taken in by her "Mum" as both her parents wre wasters who abandoned her. I had no idea until she was in her 20s.
Also, not a sercte but shocking is that a relative of mine that I was extremely fond of growing up has turned out to be a really despicable human being. I feel persoally quite hurt by it.
My uncle did a family tree with his son as a school project and found out something quite amusing.
A few generations back, one of my cousins ended up marrying a Russian Circus dwarf, and left home to travel with the circus, the Dwarf and his 5 dwarf brothers.
I've mentioned this on this forum before, but my second cousin was the accomplice of a serial killer, before becoming his victim.
She was a wife and mum to about 9 children, winning a bravery award for saving some children from drowning, before she ran off to become a prostitute. She helped her friend to dispose of his victims' bodies, whilst stealing all their assetts.
He eventually killed her for being careless with valuables that could have identified them as the killers.
My mum revealed a few years ago that my dad, who died in 1978, had a heart attack while they were having sex. I was fairly shocked but it explains why she never wanted to see anyone else!
My mum revealed a few years ago that my dad, who died in 1978, had a heart attack while they were having sex. I was fairly shocked but it explains why she never wanted to see anyone else!
I discovered that my great-grandfather murdered my great-grandmother and then tried to commit suicide. He was tried at the Old Bailey where they decided he wasn't of sound mind at the time of the crime and sent him to Broadmoor.
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Only found out after he died though.
Thanks:)
Im just kind of relieved its not just me who has all these skeleton in the closet.
I also found out once that my mum's friend had an affair with my Uncle (my dad 's brother) when his wife was pregnant. This was before my mum and her friend had even met, and it only came out when we invited her to a 'do' and she saw my Uncle there!
My grandfather died when my mum was 2 years old, she doesn`t remember him, and my Grandma remarried twice and moved to the U.K when my mum was still a child.
When my mum was about 15 she wrote to her family in Canada via the embassy and received a reply from my mums auntie saying not to write again after `all that has happened`
Now the Auntie was the mother -in -law of my mums cousin -in-law where I was.
We were chatting, mostly small talk, when the subject of my Grandfather came up. My mums cousin-in-law was saying how my grandfather was her mother-in-laws favourite sibling and she HATED my grandma for what had happened.
I asked what had happened and.......
my mum was/had 2 older brothers she knows nothing about.
my grandma refused help from the family after my grandfather died and abandoned the two boys at some sort of childrens home....they wouldn`t take the girls (my mum and her sister) for whatever reason.
The family over there had no contact with the 2 boys and no one knows what happened. Every path I have leads to a dead end.
heheh!
for some strange reason after seeing your thread in advice i dont believe you :rolleyes:
It turned out that my mother had an affair with a Yugoslav prisoner-of-war, and Dave was the result - I wasn't overly shocked as when me and my siblings were orphaned (I was 12), the 'family' did nothing. Me and my twin were later adopted - but my other sister and brother had a terrible time, so I knew something had caused a family upset.
I like to think I'm a little too adult to discuss personal family stuff with strangers. So far you have potrayed your family to be quite strange, even dysfunctional. Just my opinion.
Depends which family you mean...
As Shadowmaiden her family are portrayed as a little odd but when she logs in as Greenlady they become absolutely bizarre.....
and that's a shocker?????
I meant 'It'd'. I'm not that big-headded!:D
Is your father a famous footballer with a pouty-faced wife?
I was shocked to find out that a cousin of mine actually isn't realted to me by blood in any way. Turns out she was taken in by her "Mum" as both her parents wre wasters who abandoned her. I had no idea until she was in her 20s.
Also, not a sercte but shocking is that a relative of mine that I was extremely fond of growing up has turned out to be a really despicable human being. I feel persoally quite hurt by it.
A few generations back, one of my cousins ended up marrying a Russian Circus dwarf, and left home to travel with the circus, the Dwarf and his 5 dwarf brothers.
:eek: Wow!
This is so sad Bless her....:)
Jack Nicholson and Boby Darin are another two.
Sorry but that made me laugh out loud :D