01-29-2010, 06:57 AM
i suspect it's more common than you might think questionner. my dad had almost no knowledge of his father's family, or indeed of his father, despite growing up with him and my grandfather living till he was 80. infact my dad commented at his funeral that had he found out more about his father from what the minister had said than he had ever found out from his parents.
some people, for whatever reason, keep their stories to themselves.
some people, for whatever reason, keep their stories to themselves.