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no_hypocrisy

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29. Our father never forgave us for not giving him grandchildren.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 02:40 AM

Dec 9

I never married and never considered having children as a single mother.

My sister and her husband were infertile.

My brother and his wife married late, too late.

Personally, I'm glad. Our father would have used our children as weapons against us.

And when he died, he disinherited all of us.

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I would have loved to have had grandchildren. [View all] PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 7 OP

Ah, my dear PoindexterOglethorpe . . . CaliforniaPeggy Dec 7 #1

I have four, and worry for them every hour. elleng Dec 7 #2

I have two daughters leftieNanner Dec 7 #3

I'm in much the same boat... regnaD kciN Dec 7 #4

Me too. zuul Dec 7 #5

sometimes I do the wise thing NJCher Dec 7 #6

I have to be hopeful for my ten grandchildren. I worry about their future but hoping the next generations chicoescuela Dec 7 #7

We need your ten grandchildren MadameButterfly Dec 8 #17

I know how you feel MustLoveBeagles Dec 7 #8

Yep. I'm not even sure that I wished I would have had them. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 8 #14

I truly love it that several responses have not been about PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 7 #9

I have long suspected that soldierant Dec 7 #10

My friend who is also Irish Catholic is in the same boat. kerry-is-my-prez Dec 8 #19

I have 2 daughters. Dulcinea Dec 7 #11

My heart is with you. Hope22 Dec 8 #12

My Mother's family is also markodochartaigh Dec 8 #13

Bob Dylan, Masters of War: "You've thrown the worst fear Tanuki Dec 8 #15

I too would have loved to be a granny proud patriot Dec 8 #16

I don't worry about my grandkids. I'll think they'll adapt to climate change Kaleva Dec 8 #18

Thank you. Ilsa Dec 8 #20

If I was an inter-stellar traveler looking for a planet to be born on, I would skip Earth, even if it was highly nmmi Dec 8 #21

The party of "family values" and "Christian morals" is creating a future hellscape Martin Eden Dec 8 #22

No grandkids yet. DiverDave Dec 8 #23

I feel for you kimbutgar Dec 8 #24

Thank you to everyone who replied. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 8 #25

Us too. We need tech support. surfered Dec 8 #26

My grandson is my biggest worry with all that is going on nini Dec 8 #27

I worry every day about my only granddaughter Marigold Dec 8 #28

It's truly scary nini Dec 11 #35

Our father never forgave us for not giving him grandchildren. no_hypocrisy Dec 9 #29

My grandfather had 8 siblings RazorbackExpat Dec 9 #32

That's why I kind of believe that's why he punished us for no grandchildren. no_hypocrisy Dec 9 #33

I have three step-grandchildren chowmama Dec 9 #30

I've got adult kids RazorbackExpat Dec 9 #31

I'm in my late 40s... róisín_dubh Dec 9 #34