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Do you sometimes find your parents words coming out of your mouth?
We grow up with a lot of words being thrown our way. Do you find yourself today saying things that your parents used to say to you? Leave us a comment below to share or over on our Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/LeavingALifeLegacy/ Click below to see what Ellen and Pam are repeating. My parents taught us many different lessons, most centered on compassion, sympathy or empathy for the underdog. The one phrase that I have found myself saying over and over throughout the years is Two wrongs do NOT make a right. I think the first time I remember hearing it was as a young girl. I had taken…
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What was your parents bedroom like?
Were you allowed in your parents bedroom? Were you allowed to rest in their bed when you were sick?Do you remember the colors? Furniture? Layout? Come see about the Cooley’s bedroom by clicking below. Please, please share your memories in comments below or over on our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/LeavingALifeLegacy/ My parent’s bedroom was one of the large square rooms at the front of the house that I described in March 4 childhood home post. It was a very large room and rather than have two twin beds like you would have seen in the bedrooms of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo or Rob and Laura Petrie, they decided to have…
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Parental realizations…
Looking back, as an adult, on your parents, what do you realize about their lives now that you did not growing up? Find out what Ellen and Pam came to realize by clicking below. And as always, if you’d like to share some realizations of your own, either leave a comment here on this post or come on overto Facebook to talk about it – https://www.facebook.com/LeavingALifeLegacy/ I have had many realizations as an adult looking back at my parents lives and have said – “Oh I know why they did that” or “NOW that makes sense” but looking back on my Mom’s life is what makes me realize some things. …
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Where did you eat at your grandparents house?
Memories of our grandparents houses. Did we spend a lot of time there? Or did we visit once in a while? Our question today is about the ritual of eating and where it happened in those houses. Click below to find out what Pam and Ellen have to say and Please leave us a comment if you feel so inclined – where and what did you eat at Grandmas? I could probably count on one hand the times I remember eating at my maternal grandparents’ house, although I know it happened more than that. So, for the purposes of this question, I am going to use memories from my paternal…