I must admit to being late to the party as far as ancestry is concerned. When I was young many of my friends went looking for their ancestors so they could find themselves. I was known to occasionally hold up a mirror and tell them I had found them they were here. Now get back to work with your studies or your trade.

I regret giving them a hard time. I thought I knew where I came from and considered it inconsequential as I felt it was my job to make something of me now regardless of where my genes came from.

Now my kids are super interested and I am keeping the mirrors in the bathrooms and being supportive. I love our rich family history, but in a way it’s still just stories and tales which I can’t eat. But I understand how it provides nourishment to the soul now much more then before.
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