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| My Aunt Jane is the lady in the dark v-neck with short brown hair. This is a picture of her from my parents wedding. It is the only one my Father and Mother have of her. Next to her is her friend. |
This is sort of a hard post to write. I guess to start this, I shall start with my dad’s parents. They met, got married and decided to have children. First was my Dad. Second was my Aunt Jane; third was my Aunt Jo and fourth was my Uncle Jim. The four all went to college. I know only three that got married. The fourth, who is the second born, I have never met. She gave up contact with the family. Just like aliens of outer space who have no contact with earthlings they may find delicious when they have contact, my missing Aunt is very alien to me. Before I was born, or a thought (well I may have been a thought but I wouldn’t know), something happened and now my Aunt has forsworn any contact with the family. I know of her and have heard some stories or tidbit facts about her. She, being my Aunt, is as lost as the Bermuda triangle to my family since we have no knowledge of her whereabouts.
About a year ago, I decided to write her a letter. This letter is just an introduction of me to her. Since I don’t have any way to send it to her with no address, I will have to wait. My dad said he would help me find her when I turn 18. At that point I am sure I will need to rewrite the letter. In my letter, I wrote about what I do and who I am and which of her brothers my father is. I want to connect with because I am curious about who she is and what made her decide to leave. I want to be able to know her as a person. Learn about the family that she grew up with through her eyes. I may be as strange to her as a pizza would be to an Eskimo. She has no knowledge of my existence.
-Rachel
Dudley, Queen of the FeLions (from the planet felion), Prisoner Fe26Li3O8N7
Interesting post, including your alien analogy.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if this is a comforting thought or not, but almost every family has a person like this, who cuts themselves off. In my family, one of my aunts and her kids disappeared for a while... I got a clue as to where one of my cousins was and found her via the internet though, once I was in college. I hope if you are able to eventually contact your aunt, that she responds to you with the same thought and kindness that you've shown in wondering about her.