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Rhiannon12866

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25. Terrific story. K&R!
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 01:26 AM
Feb 2012

My grandmother was unusually tolerant back in the day when many folks weren't, too. She had friends of all backgrounds and told me once that one of her neighbors, by way of criticism, said that one of my grandmother's children would probably end up marrying an Eskimo! LOL. I guess that was the only "minority" the neighbor could think of at the spur of the moment...

My great-grandmother was a Nazi. [View all] Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 OP
beautifully said grantcart Feb 2012 #1
thank you for this. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2012 #2
Eloquently put. K&R 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #3
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2012 #4
Sounds like my grandmother. baldguy Feb 2012 #5
My great-grandmother was the same way until the end. Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #11
That's a beautiful story! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2012 #6
Beautiful story, thanks for posting it...n/t monmouth Feb 2012 #7
Historical Context Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #8
Great story but I think it sounds like your grandmother was very much a product of her upbringing. jwirr Feb 2012 #9
My grandmother was born in 1914. Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #10
I was raised with a German grandmother who was very like that also. We referred to her as determined jwirr Feb 2012 #18
Wonderful,uplifting OP. nt sufrommich Feb 2012 #12
I believe upbring does influence a person, but the world experience really impacts the person. Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 #13
Bingo. Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #17
Bigoted and hateful is not only the realm of the old jtuck004 Feb 2012 #27
I think that we do learn many things from our upbringing though Nikia Feb 2012 #14
My Dad spent WWII in Ireland, cheering on the Nazis AngryAmish Feb 2012 #15
Ireland was such an interesting case during World War II. Pab Sungenis Feb 2012 #16
K&R Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #19
the thing perhaps to remember is that the nazis were not alien being from another planet dembotoz Feb 2012 #20
Wish I could rec this post. nt TBF Feb 2012 #21
I totally agree Bragi Feb 2012 #29
"today's watered-down overblown rhetorical sense" ellisonz Feb 2012 #22
My Great-Uncle Apparently Was One, Too AnnieBW Feb 2012 #23
Siebenbürger Sachsen? eridani Feb 2012 #26
I think so AnnieBW Feb 2012 #33
First Temeschburg, then Temeswar eridani Feb 2012 #35
My grandfather was from Giarmata AnnieBW Feb 2012 #36
Mazel tov... DRoseDARs Feb 2012 #24
Terrific story. K&R! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2012 #25
Some people just never steer far from the farm. The Backlash Cometh Feb 2012 #28
My great-grandmother encouraged my grandmother to send my mom to Hitler Javaman Feb 2012 #30
Well said and a beautiful story. MarianJack Feb 2012 #31
My childrens' grandfather was one, too. Rozlee Feb 2012 #32
K&R! cliffordu Feb 2012 #34
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