tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post1507547543567734881..comments2024-03-27T17:41:25.434-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Friends and FamilyThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-23275511971786853402011-05-12T02:35:09.662-06:002011-05-12T02:35:09.662-06:00For most of my life, I never much cared about fami...For most of my life, I never much cared about family. Then I watched "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and realized everyone's family was strange in its own way. Also the older I got the more I realized friends come and go but family is stuck with you forever. Suddenly I started paying attention.<br />I greatly enjoy meeting Tanya's family and trying to sort out who and how everyoneThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-3566219807179555062011-05-12T00:26:25.627-06:002011-05-12T00:26:25.627-06:00I enjoyed this visit with the relatives very much....I enjoyed this visit with the relatives very much. My kudos to Elenas dad too!<br />Hope the weather improves for the rest of your trip.Lorrainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503904212738268753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-77472811932682706252011-05-11T18:00:56.076-06:002011-05-11T18:00:56.076-06:00I've been hearing more labels as 'children...I've been hearing more labels as 'children with intellectual disabilities' as a diagnostic term. Have you, Ky?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098572272051561936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-83125970374186040852011-05-11T18:00:34.364-06:002011-05-11T18:00:34.364-06:00"(Elena's) father is a much decorated war...<i>"(Elena's) father is a much decorated war hero, having fought the Japanese in 1938 and the Germans from ‘41 to ‘45."</i><br /><br />Now, there's a survivor. The mind boggles at what he must have experienced.S.W. Andersonhttp://ohpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-7661676133425910702011-05-11T15:35:33.387-06:002011-05-11T15:35:33.387-06:00I couldn't help but notice the absence of phot...I couldn't help but notice the absence of photos showing Valya.<br /><br />uhhhhh. I understand. <br /><br />*smack!*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-5192838733549735802011-05-11T14:08:59.866-06:002011-05-11T14:08:59.866-06:00I am assuming the question about the appropriatene...I am assuming the question about the appropriateness of "mentally challenged" was for me. Terminology is changing all the time, so I don't blame you for not knowing. When I started disability studies 6 years ago, it was "children with mental disabilities," but now the term "neurodiversity" is becoming more popular, though the older term is still accepted and usedKyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420293836826396933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-89775610656617219992011-05-11T10:23:20.617-06:002011-05-11T10:23:20.617-06:00My paternal grandma & Al's maternal grandp...My paternal grandma & Al's maternal grandpa = bro&sis. 2nd cousins? 3rd cousins? I guess I was glad to be dragged. Yay, Cuz!Chubby Cousinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929492540445692387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-18734567466112963142011-05-11T07:21:22.635-06:002011-05-11T07:21:22.635-06:00Oh how I dreaded being dragged around as a kid mee...Oh how I dreaded being dragged around as a kid meeting distant family members whom I've never seen since and having my mother try and explain this is so and so the fourth cousin once removed of the brother in law of your great aunt.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.com