a time when I felt out of place 

A Dinner Party – 

A very difficult situation. I didn’t know what to say or do. I don’t know how it happened but I found myself sitting with the five wives while the four other husbands were sitting together nearby. We were the only five couples in the neighborhood with school aged kids and not divorced. Can’t remember what I did. 

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Daily writing prompt
Tell us about a time when you felt out of place.

a personal trait most valued 

A Thinker –  

A need to make sense of everything. My dad often said to me, “Sometimes we think too much.” One Christmas his brother gave all my brothers and sisters a dollar but gave me this cartoon of someone sitting behind a desk with the caption, “I am so smart I make myself sick”.  I didn’t like being singled out so early in life and had to think about that. 

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Daily writing prompt
What’s the trait you value most about yourself?

a cultural heritage 

A Family Reunion – 

A reunion of any kind can promote strong family ties and long lasting friendships. An interest in ancestry produced a number of old pictures of family reunions which we continued. Early on I found myself doing school and work reunions in addition to family ones. They were all special and well worth the necessary efforts to arrange them. It all starts with the family. Protect it. 

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Daily writing prompt
What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?