Celebrate Siblings Day

-Global Sisterhood and Brotherhood-

http://www.siblingsday.org
Here's some truly uplifting news for everyone around the planet --
A special day to honor and celebrate your brothers and sisters.
All around the world.
Starting now and always.

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Siblings "R" (All Of) Us

Celebrating sisterhood and brotherhood globally is among the most
marvelous ideas ever! It makes sense on that day, and the next day and
all days ever after. Thank You for such a concept!

In article .com,
says...

Celebrating sisterhood and brotherhood globally is among the most
marvelous ideas ever! It makes sense on that day, and the next day and
all days ever after. Thank You for such a concept!


Cha-CHING! Another Hallmark holiday for the merchants to love!

Banty wrote:
In article .com,
says...

Celebrating sisterhood and brotherhood globally is among the most
marvelous ideas ever! It makes sense on that day, and the next day and
all days ever after. Thank You for such a concept!


Cha-CHING! Another Hallmark holiday for the merchants to love!

Having recently been diagnosed with cancer, I have recently reconnected
with one of my sisters. Our relationship was not horrid, but it
definitely had/has some residue from the past. I don't think that
suggesting a global sisterhood/brotherhood celebration is necessarily
something to criticize if it has the potential to remind some people
that siblings really do have and can have a positive impact on our
lives. Perhaps it will help others without a cancer diagnosis, to
connect. Yeah, Hallmark might make some money from it....but then
again, I'm sure plenty of people support their family by working for
Hallmark.

And no, I don't work for Hallmark or any company that is associated
with this holiday :-) I'm just another person, diagnosed with cancer,
who REALLY appreciates the kind cards that have been sent to me lately.
I've typically been cynical about Hallmark holidays...but suddenly,
due to my circumstances, a lot of my cynicism has turned into
appreciation.

In article .com, MsLiz
says...


Banty wrote:
In article .com,
says...

Celebrating sisterhood and brotherhood globally is among the most
marvelous ideas ever! It makes sense on that day, and the next day and
all days ever after. Thank You for such a concept!


Cha-CHING! Another Hallmark holiday for the merchants to love!

Having recently been diagnosed with cancer, I have recently reconnected
with one of my sisters. Our relationship was not horrid, but it
definitely had/has some residue from the past. I don't think that
suggesting a global sisterhood/brotherhood celebration is necessarily
something to criticize if it has the potential to remind some people
that siblings really do have and can have a positive impact on our
lives. Perhaps it will help others without a cancer diagnosis, to
connect. Yeah, Hallmark might make some money from it....but then
again, I'm sure plenty of people support their family by working for
Hallmark.

And no, I don't work for Hallmark or any company that is associated
with this holiday :-) I'm just another person, diagnosed with cancer,
who REALLY appreciates the kind cards that have been sent to me lately.
I've typically been cynical about Hallmark holidays...but suddenly,
due to my circumstances, a lot of my cynicism has turned into
appreciation.


Sorry to hear of your diagnosis.

But reconnecting with your sister didn't need a Hallmark holiday, did it. If
anything, these things allow people to *think* they've made connections by going
through shallow prescribed motions. I really think I'm not the only person
burned out on that sort of stuff.

But this is exactly the sort of sentiment merchants love - if one doesn't follow
up with $$$, they're not being appreciative of the people they love doncha know.
Guilt works just fine.

Banty

In article . com, MsLiz says...


Banty wrote:
In article .com, MsLiz
says...

But reconnecting with your sister didn't need a Hallmark holiday, did it. If
anything, these things allow people to *think* they've made connections by going
through shallow prescribed motions.

I'm sure this isn't true for "everyone", perhaps for some.

I really think I'm not the only person
burned out on that sort of stuff.

Unfortunately, finding out that I had cancer is what did it. I see
nothing wrong with an event, a reminder or a suggestion of a holiday to
remind "adults" that despite past baggage, having an adult, sibling
relationship can be a good thing. More clearly, if it takes a darn
holiday that involves cards; so what? Like you, I was burned out too,
but as they say "**** happens" and our minds do and can change.

Witness how Grandparents' Day never caught on. And it's not because people
dont' love their grandparents, or don't have life-changing events that make them
appreciate their Grandparents more. It's easy for folks to come up with
"Appreciate Your ____ Day", and lordy knows for every entity that could fill in
that blank, if one dares to object, he or she's held up as some kind of
heartless cynic. Guilt is a powerful force, easy to drum up. So these things
get proposed, lots of sappy or not-so-sappy sentiment is voiced, legislatures
may even pass laws, 'cause no one wants to be an evul meanie (I guess I don't
mind...), then folks proceed to by and large ignore these silly commemorations.


But this is exactly the sort of sentiment merchants love - if one doesn't follow
up with $$$, they're not being appreciative of the people they love doncha know.
Guilt works just fine.

The cards have helped me Banty. And yes, it can also be a phone call,
an email, a post in a newsgroup, or a knock on my front door. Whatever
form of reaching out my support system has done thus far, have all been
appreciated. It doesn't have to cost money and if it did, that's not a
bad thing either.


??

Are you speaking of your cancer diagnosis, or the Siblings Day subject?

Banty

"MsLiz" wrote in message
Having recently been diagnosed with cancer

I'm sorry to hear this MsLiz. Do you mind telling what kind of cancer?
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

snip

Not to rain on your parade, but what, apart from the mention of siblings, has
this to do with the discussion of genealogy? Would you please confine your
cross-posting to relevant groups and exclude alt.genealogy?

Thank you very much.

--
Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas
-----
"One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation." Thomas Reed
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Sue wrote:
"MsLiz" wrote in message
Having recently been diagnosed with cancer

I'm sorry to hear this MsLiz. Do you mind telling what kind of cancer?
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

Thanks for caring/asking. I"m pretty open about it, it's the way that
I deal best with crises. I have thyroid cancer. Having been on a
learning curve for the last two months, yeah, it's "the good cancer,
the one you want if you have to get cancer." Thank you, I'd prefer no
cancer. And....it was found quite by accident. I had horrid neck
pains that turned out to be osteoarthrtitis ( let it go for about 4
months before finally visiting my GP, being sure that my neck hurt due
to the stress of extra work). In the xray of my neck, they found an
enlarged thyroid. One thing led to another from ultrasound to biopsy
to endocrinologist and surgeon suggesting removing a peach sized tumor.
Turns out there was cancer in the growth and a few other nodules had a
bit of cancer too. Next up is radioactive iodine treatment and an
insane couple of months ahead of me.

I'll stick to my guns and let anyone who reads this thread know that
suddenly, I like the cards that I'm getting from friends, neighbors and
family. Due to cancer, I've reconnected with a sister and some long
lost friends. It's my belief, that PERHAPS with what many consider to
be silly holidays like grandparents day, sibling day or take your kid
to school day.....maybe, just maybe, family and friends might make a
connection other than a cancer diagnosis.

Again, thanks for asking. Give your 3 girls an extra hug today. You
just never know.

In message .com
"MsLiz" wrote:


Sue wrote:
"MsLiz" wrote in message
Having recently been diagnosed with cancer

I'm sorry to hear this MsLiz. Do you mind telling what kind of cancer?
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

Thanks for caring/asking. I"m pretty open about it, it's the way that
I deal best with crises. I have thyroid cancer. Having been on a
learning curve for the last two months, yeah, it's "the good cancer,
the one you want if you have to get cancer." Thank you, I'd prefer no
cancer. And....it was found quite by accident. I had horrid neck
pains that turned out to be osteoarthrtitis ( let it go for about 4
months before finally visiting my GP, being sure that my neck hurt due
to the stress of extra work). In the xray of my neck, they found an
enlarged thyroid. One thing led to another from ultrasound to biopsy
to endocrinologist and surgeon suggesting removing a peach sized tumor.
Turns out there was cancer in the growth and a few other nodules had a
bit of cancer too. Next up is radioactive iodine treatment and an
insane couple of months ahead of me.


Fingers crossed for you.

--
Graeme Wall

My genealogy website:
http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/index.html