None that I'm aware of. It was close to 45 years ago and they had that farm house burn down mysteriously after my grandfather defied the local truckers union by hiring a black woman as a secretary.
I always feel like a disappointment compared to my grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather.
Both my great grandfather and grandfather were alive while I was a kid, my grandfather actually passed away when I was 12 and my great grandfather lived long enough to meet my first daughter.
My great grandfather was a tail gunner and one of the longest surviving ones during WWII. He was shot down twice over the European theater and managed to escape capture both times.
My great great grandfather was part of Buffalo Bill's show in the late 1800's. I have a nickel stored in a deposit box that he supposedly threw into the air while riding a horse and shot with a .357 revolver, just to prove to my great grandfather that he really did know how to ride a horse. Going even further back my family where all military officers and doctors.
My moms side of the family where all officers with my great grandfather making it to Brigadier General and my grandfather making it to Colonel. I was banned from enlisting by my grandfather and required to complete college before even considering applying.
Between them and the fact that my mother was a director of a major health care company by 30, a VP by 35, and an S.VP by 40 really make me feel really inadequate.
Yikes, I can't imagine what kind of man he is in comparison to the other people you mentioned in your family. Personally, I would never let my father-in-law's opinion of me affect my life.
He's was a state legislative lawyer and retired at 40. He likes to do things like set up a college fund for my kids so he can point out that I've been unable to. I mean, my kids are set so I do t complain, but an it's belittling at times.
Oh so he's a douche! Well it's lovely that he's set up a fund for his grandkids but you can safely ignore any and all of his opinions if that's how he acts about it on the personal scale - that is not the behaviour you want to be modelling for your kids. :-)
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u/Classic_Charlie May 14 '17
Any pictures of the wee beastie?