Tuesday, December 4, 2012

My Universe...??

See this small house, it's where all my siblings and I lived with our parents. Two bedrooms and one bath.Eat in kitchen and a living room. Big yard. Here's the real sad part of this....11 kids and 2 parents. I have always teased that our parents stacked us like cord wood. For the older of us kids it was not good. The younger had more room , food ,clothing, etc., after the oldest kids left home. Two boys joined the service, two girls married. As you can see, there is grass growing in the yard. All of us kids running around keep the grass wore off, especially a ring around the house. Thinking of that , it's so funny now.
   My  parents used to make me angry. They did not do right by us, some times. Not all was bad, mind you. We had a our moments of joy.  As time went by and another child left that tight little nest, the grass grew and a sadness took over that corner lot. The boys , most in service, the girls married or working, or both. The parents , sometimes, alone , in that wee house, which must have felt like a barn , so empty. But any special occasion and we would all pile right back into that little house and share a meal and lots of love. All's well that ends well. xoxo

11 comments:

  1. It must have seemed very strange to them once the last one had left. Nice that you all went back for celebrations.

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  2. I came from a big family too so I can relate to this post.

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  3. Hi Susie- It sounds like you have a lot of sadness over your childhood which surely crowds out some of the joy. I am so happy that you have sisters there that understand it all.
    You are right- all is well that ends well and we have to make choices whether to live our lives joyfully or dwell on the sorrows of the past. I think you are on the right path. Love and blessings to you- xoDiana

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  4. Oh my goodness! That's a lot of people in a little space!! I thought having ten people in a small house was difficult when we were young. I guess you make due with what you are given. Diana is right. You move on...and try not to dwell on the past.
    Big hugs to you, Susie.
    Debbie
    xxoo

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  5. I think you have a wonderful attitude even though things were not always as good as they could have,

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  6. Sorry there were some not so good times. I would imagine that most of us could relate to that. That is a huge family in a little house. My goodness. You do have a great attitude about life in general.

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  7. It looks very much like the little house I grew up in. We all have good memories...and others! But it's good to remember and live our lives the best we can! Sweet hugs!

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  8. I've not seen the house where I grew up in such a long time! It was a hard time for my parents, and they did the very best they could to provide what was needed. xo Nellie

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  9. For most in our generation, we didn't dwell on what we didn't have. We made the best of what we had. Something right happened in your childhood home, because you are a kind and dear person!
    ~Lynne
    w/L.

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  10. You love that house, it hold so many memories for you. My parents had a small house too. But when we were all together in that little house it grew larger with love.
    Thank you for the story...Hugs, Mary

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  11. My goodness, 11 children? Hard to imagine when you are an only child. It sounds like you do have some fond memories though.

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