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[quote=Anonymous]I will echo what a previous poster noted about being the child in a sitaution like this. My mother was completely estranged from her entire family. I never met one person related to her and I think the hard part is that I don't know much about them either - no photos, no details, it's just a void. If we asked questions, we got brushed off and eventually it became very clear we were not supposed to ask any questions. My father doesn't really know much either. Not suprisingly, my mother has her own set of issues that were problematic in her parenting and I am not close to her as an adult as a result of these issues. Point being- deal with your issues (sounds like you already have and do deal with them), be as honest as you can with your kids, and try to give them some sense of who you are and where you came from as best you can. I am nearly 40 and it still bugs me that my mother's whole family and history is just a black hole of nothingness.[/quote]
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