Comments on: Bittersweet http://fridaville.com/bittersweet/ Where my imagination rents a room Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:20:05 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: V-Grrrl http://fridaville.com/bittersweet/comment-page-1/#comment-434 V-Grrrl Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:23:47 +0000 http://fridaville.com/?p=195#comment-434 My sisters don't participate in the family history project. My two brothers do, one sister-in-law (the family geneaologist), and three of my grown nieces.<br /><br />I don't post essays written by my family members, but the pieces I wrote based on my diaries are under the category Story of a Grrrl on my blog. Just keep scrolling down...<br /><br />There are some stories I've written about my family on my professional site: www.VeronicaDeschambault.com My sisters don't participate in the family history project. My two brothers do, one sister-in-law (the family geneaologist), and three of my grown nieces.

I don't post essays written by my family members, but the pieces I wrote based on my diaries are under the category Story of a Grrrl on my blog. Just keep scrolling down…

There are some stories I've written about my family on my professional site: http://www.VeronicaDeschambault.com

]]> By: frida http://fridaville.com/bittersweet/comment-page-1/#comment-432 frida Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:27:30 +0000 http://fridaville.com/?p=195#comment-432 I love the idea of having family members write on a theme. Of course, some of my relatives--my brothers and father-- would scoff and think I'm just being weird. And my family seems to specialize in secrets that aren't easily revealed in words. I love the idea of having family members write on a theme. Of course, some of my relatives–my brothers and father– would scoff and think I'm just being weird. And my family seems to specialize in secrets that aren't easily revealed in words.

]]> By: Anonymous http://fridaville.com/bittersweet/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Anonymous Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:00:05 +0000 http://fridaville.com/?p=195#comment-431 V-Grrrl ooh. two more assignments. I tried to get my siblings to write with me...but after the first few essays they got skittish about anyone else reading them...like parents or neighbors or unknown boogey men. I'm going to read up on your blogs last summer to see how you did it...I've got tons of journals I've been wanting to transform. V-Grrrl ooh. two more assignments. I tried to get my siblings to write with me…but after the first few essays they got skittish about anyone else reading them…like parents or neighbors or unknown boogey men. I'm going to read up on your blogs last summer to see how you did it…I've got tons of journals I've been wanting to transform.

]]> By: V-Grrrl http://fridaville.com/bittersweet/comment-page-1/#comment-430 V-Grrrl Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:45:49 +0000 http://fridaville.com/?p=195#comment-430 Every Christmas, members of my family choose a theme related to our shared history and each of us write an essay around it. Some years we've written about holiday memories, vacations, or memories related to the kitchens. Old memories from our original families, "new" memories from the families we've built ourselves. It's always interesting to see how my older siblings cast their subjects and how uncomfortable some family members feel if anything negative is mentioned.<br /><br />The story of my life keeps changing as I mature and view the past with different eyes. Remember last summer when I revisited old journals and wrote blog posts based on my observations? I only got as far as 1990. Maybe this summer I'll pick up where I left off. I learned so much about myself reading/writing my life as if it had happened to someone else. Every Christmas, members of my family choose a theme related to our shared history and each of us write an essay around it. Some years we've written about holiday memories, vacations, or memories related to the kitchens. Old memories from our original families, "new" memories from the families we've built ourselves. It's always interesting to see how my older siblings cast their subjects and how uncomfortable some family members feel if anything negative is mentioned.

The story of my life keeps changing as I mature and view the past with different eyes. Remember last summer when I revisited old journals and wrote blog posts based on my observations? I only got as far as 1990. Maybe this summer I'll pick up where I left off. I learned so much about myself reading/writing my life as if it had happened to someone else.

]]> By: Anonymous http://fridaville.com/bittersweet/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Anonymous Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:42:16 +0000 http://fridaville.com/?p=195#comment-428 Beautiful. I'd say you are successful in this attempt. I want to sign on to your homework assignments...but I fear. I want to control the outcome. I want to put my family in their little boxes, but they don't fit. Anyway, I'm admiring your strength to face and surrender to freshness.<br /><br />Katie Beautiful. I'd say you are successful in this attempt. I want to sign on to your homework assignments…but I fear. I want to control the outcome. I want to put my family in their little boxes, but they don't fit. Anyway, I'm admiring your strength to face and surrender to freshness.

Katie

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