olive branch?
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
United States
September 8, 2009 12:05am CST
I dunno what a good subject line is but I think it's kind of fitting...maybe?
Either way, I have a cousin that got me into Genealogy a few years ago. Well we had a blow out last summer and some hurtful words were said from her & my hubby to her as I was in tears for a few days over this Genealogy mess. So I quit doing it, I figured it it's this much trouble to have everything "just so" it's not worth the stress from her. I pulled EVERYTHING I had (over 30,000 people in my tree! back to the 900's even) offline to appease her and someone she knew. So we stopped talking other than when something important came up like my Aunt's hubby had a stroke a few weeks ago, I just e-mailed her in general about it and left it at that. & I've e-mailed her a time or two prior.
So tonight I receive an e-mail from her saying she was searching for some common surnames in our common trees and found a few things that may be of interest and e-mailed them to me. I have not mentioned anything to her or done any genealogy since june '08.
I dunno would you consider this her lil olive branch of peace over this or? I don't know how I should respond to her if at all. I have thought of saying that I had not looked at it in over a year nothing looks familiar and leave it at that. Or just bluntly say haven't looked at it in over a year, I don't need more drama in my life..... but thanks anyway. Or just not respond at all to her. She didn't say much other than listing what she found & where she found it, how she ran across it and hoping all was well.
*sigh* What would you do?
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
8 Sep 09
she might be trying,especially as she may need family soon if he's having strokes.
i would just thank her for the info,and leave it at that for now.see where it goes from there,if at all.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
8 Sep 09
The person having the stroke is my uncle by marriage, who is married to her cousin who is my Aunt. I"m the 2nd cousin to her.
I know I should thank her for thinking of me & probably leave it at that. Though I'd love to send a rude remark but I know that is not the right thing to do.
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
8 Sep 09
I think you should keep the lines of communication open between you. Family is all we have in this life--everything else can be taken away. I would reply to her in a bit more casual attitude than she wrote, so she might feel comfortable connecting with you again.
It doesn't matter who was wrong and who was right, you are family and if at all possible you should be supporting each other. I hope it turns out well.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
8 Sep 09
We'll see. That's why I've always just e-mailed her when something big happened with my mom or aunt. Beyond that I have refrained from communicating wth her or doing any geneology especially that wich is posted online.
But in a way though, some of the hurt I dunno that it can be repaired as she did cross a line.



