I just thought that I'd forward on this little bit of genealogy humor. I certainly know that in some cases this sounds like parts of my family! Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Adams <jasadams@flash.net> To: <ADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 12:10 PM Subject: [ADAMS-L] (ADAMS-L) A Family Tree > Posted with Alli's permission > > > Many, many years ago when I was twenty three, > I got married to a widow who was pretty as could be. > > This widow had a grown-up daughter who had hair of red. > My father fell in love with her, and soon the two were wed. > > This made my dad my son-in-law and changed my very life. > My daughter was my mother, for she was my father's wife. > > To complicate the matters worse, although it brought me joy. > I soon became the father Of a bouncing baby boy. > > My little baby then became a brother-in-law to dad. > And so became my uncle, though it made me very sad. > > For if he was my uncle, then that also made him brother > To the widow's grown-up daughter who, of course, was my > step-mother. > > Father's wife then had a son, who kept them on the run. > And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son. > > My wife is now my mother's mother and it makes me blue. > Because, although she is my wife, She's my grandma too. > If my wife is my grandmother, then I am her grandchild. > And every time I think of it, It simply drives me wild. > > For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw. > As the husband of my grandmother, I am my own grandpa!! > > > > > > > > > ==== ADAMS Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE in MAIL mode use: Adams-l-request@rootsweb.com > To UNSUBSCRIBE in DIGEST mode use: Adams-D-request@rootsweb.com > To access GENCONNECT use: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html > Any Problems or questions contact me (Alli) at aka2@ltlink.com > >