Michelle wrote: > Funny, I have been so busy lately I haven't been reading many of the > posts. Yet I'm a direct line Hall too (my maiden name). I sure have > Hall stories to tell about those men. Yet through my gen research I > have learned what made them tick, (somewhat). Mine were all southern > Baptists, raised hard and stern. They then all thought, "Oh, you gotta > do that". And it made them the way I just read in Jesse's message. > Since they had to "give all" to their fathers they would then expect the > same. > > My dad rebelled early escaping in World War 2 then moving to California > yet it never changed his nature or "guilt". I lost him early (I was 22) > and through my gen quest learned to forgive him and see the good, (not > glossing over the bad, merely understanding it a whole lot better). It > also allowed me to forge a relationship with my brother that I never > thought I could, (hey, he's a Hall male!!!). > > Anyway, never give up and try to break through the barriers. Crack by > crack. > > Michelle Hall