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[Boehm Collector]

Neither side of my family had ever had a family reunion.   However, a couple months ago I received an email from a cousin on my father's side of the family suggesting we have a family reunion some time this summer.   My father's side of the family pretty much abandoned my mother, brother and I after my father passed away 27 years ago.   Won't go into specifics because it is much too long and painful.  Suffice it to say that the three of us continued treating Dad's family as we always had..... Mom even kept sending money to an aunt that was struggling financially.   After a few years we just stopped trying.   So this invitation hit me out of no where.    I am undecided as to whether or not I will attend.  My brother wants nothing to do with them.    The reunion will take place in Pennsylvania.    My brother and I live in New Jersey.  

All my aunts and uncle have passed away so this reunion would be all first cousins and their children and grandchildren.   My husband won't know any of them so that is another reason why I may not attend.   But part of me wants to try to mend fences.   

[Cakers3]

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