"Family" Category

I have been meaning to research my family tree for as long as I can remember; conversations with distant aunts at family gatherings, traipsing around the Port Fairy cemetery after my grandmothers funeral, and the inquisitiveness of grandparents unknown. My father and his sister grew up wards of the state and for many years we believed their parents had died in a car accident, but there was little information known.
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As a parent I often wonder if I’m doing the right things to teach and steer my kids in the right direction. It’s not something I worry about, but it sits in the back of my mind and pops up from time to time. I can certainly recall the “bad dad” moments, like forgetting a fancy dress day at creche; all the other girls were fairies and princesses and I got “the look” from my eldest.
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