NOT FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE
You’ve all heard those stories a dozen times. You roll your eyes when your uncles slap their knees and explode into laughter before regaling their audience with yet another rendition of “remember when.” You can recite the anecdotes word for word, the ones they tell over and over, your parents, your grandparents, your cousins; that shared history which is rubbed into your skin and twined about your neck. At least you think you can. When you stop and think, how much is left? How much will you remember? How much gets passed on to enrich the understanding your children and...