It is amazing how certain traits and behavior are found amoung different members of a family. I am often quite happy that I don't have siblings for exactly that reason.
My mother was a wonderful person but brutally honest. She lacked filters and couldn't understand why people would find her offensive. If she thought it, she said it! If it hurt your feelings, well, that is your problem because she was only stating the obvious or telling the truth. It was a trait that I work very hard at suppressing.
Not so much some others in my extremely small family. I love my cousins. They are the closest thing I have to siblings but there are times when I have to remind myself they are related to my mother.
I called one of my female cousins today, (there are only 4 of us "girls" and 2 "boys".) since I haven't spoken to her in ages. She lost her husband a year or so ago and has been struggling with that and some medical problems. As always she was very happy to hear from me and as always SHE had a lot to talk about. At one point she did ask how Ger was doing and I told her that he was doing great. I also mentioned that he was still having some trouble gaining weight. To which she immediately responded, "Oh, that's not good! I hope there isn't more cancer in him. That wouldn't be good!"
I fought my desire to tell her thanks so much for that brilliant observation and just changed the subject.
I know my mother is rolling around laughing hysterically on her cloud in heaven. Thank goodness she was such a good person and taught me a lot about tolerance. THANKS MOM!
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