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fireheart13 ([personal profile] fireheart13) wrote2021-08-17 02:44 pm

Family meme

Stolen from a few of my f-listers!!

1. Did you grow up with your parents together as a unit?

Partly. First separation was when I was in 6th grade, back together, separated again in 9th grade, finally divorced in 12th grade. :-P Do not recommend.

2. Did you reach adulthood with four living grandparents?

No. Paternal grandfather passed away when I was around 6 (when we were visiting, no less.) Paternal grandmother when I was in my 20's. Maternal grandmother when I was in high school, and I never knew my maternal grandfather.

3. Is your extended family a close one or not?

My IMMEDIATE family is not a close one. I am long-time estranged from my siblings, but I am fairly close with my 2 stepsisters. 2 cousins on paternal side that I barely know, and I never met most of my maternal side, although it is very large.

4. Does your family have a 'black sheep'?

My maternal grandfather. He was a drunk and abusive and finally was run out of town by the sheriff after chasing my grandmother around with a knife. You can't make this shit up.

5. What is your first memory of a family member that is not your mother(s) or father(s)?

Toss-up between maternal & paternal grandmothers & my uncle on dad's side. They all lived in California and we went out to visit (from Iowa) when i was 6-ish.