boomerang wrote:
I'm not sure how old you are Sturgis, but do you think your "unusal" upbringing would raise eyebrows in this day and age of shared custody?
It still gets some surprised gasps (yes gasps) and head shaking from people when I inform them of my upbringing. It even somewhat bothers some of them. Over the years my students heard about my years growing up and they were often thrown by it. I however, still view it as perfectly normal. Figure it this way, there was enough love going around for me so how bad could it have been...except for when I would forget which home I had left something at. Never did locate my Zorro watch again. I suppose what gets people the most is that it was not a typical shared custody sort of arrangement which many children have today. In my case it was New York with my parents and siblings, or at times Uncle Bert and Aunt Inez or in Vermont with my aunts, uncles and cousins...here's the truly odd factor...the Vermont clan was through the process of my father's adoption...guess that's another part of why I see no difference between adopted family and bloodline. They saw me as just as important as their blood relatives, I was one of their own, not an outsider. Fact of the matter is, that I have to strain my mind to remember that they are not biologically connected (this came up during some recent kidney questions as far as persons to contact in the future for donor purposes. I thought of Raymond until my brother Frank reminded me that Raymond is not biologically related. He can still be tested and might be a match but the odds are reduced).
And for the record I am 49 for the 5th year in a row...(hey if Jack Benny could stay at 39, then I can stay stuck at 49).
