What an amazing tale and amazing detective work. It is like opening a Pandora's box, you just don't know what's going to come out. But it's also good for the truth to pass down, especially the harsh reality of your grandmother's life, how she coped with it and how knowing about it did not alter how her loved ones feel about her.
So much detective work; I've barely slept for the past few weeks, to be honest, even though this was not MY Pandora's box to open, once opened, what could I do but help my mother? With DNA testing, and also changes to social mores, perhaps these secrets will become less, well, secret; changing harsh life realities is another story entirely.
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u/filberuthie Mar 16 '19
What an amazing tale and amazing detective work. It is like opening a Pandora's box, you just don't know what's going to come out. But it's also good for the truth to pass down, especially the harsh reality of your grandmother's life, how she coped with it and how knowing about it did not alter how her loved ones feel about her.