A version of this true story was one of more than 4,000 entries in National Public Radio’s National Story Project in 2001. Author Paul Auster picked 180 of them, including this one, to be published in a book titled “I thought My Father Was God.” In the early 50’s when I was nine years old,…
Category: Family Stories
My runaway great grandmother
September 2017 I was told by my mother that her mother’s mother (my great grandmother, whose last name was Sild I think) grew up on an estate in Sweden in which her father was the manager for a wealthy family. She was the oldest daughter and because her mother was blind, she was told…
It’s hard to avoid making our young kids feel teased, taunted or criticized
December, 2014 My five-year-old granddaughter visited recently and at one point she got quite upset over the idea that she was being criticized. We were shocked that she would think that, as her grandmother and I did not believe we were doing anything of the sort. We think she’s perfect! But when we thought…
How I learned to act in spite of my feelings
July, 2015 I started therapy because of problems in my marriage; and at first my wife, who was very angry with me, did most of the work. Eventually I realized that I needed to do some work on myself. I was having trouble coping with my own negative feelings. Anxiety was the main problem….