Funny yet sad. Family Reunion squabble.....

I received this letter from my family reunion committee member:



:)

Is it supposed to be funny or??

13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, 14 for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said:
"Wake up, O sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you."

15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

and it was in the tone of that letter, I would have either RSVP'd regrets or located the a bar closest to the reunion site and set up a "Sub-Reunion".

The prayers and preaching are just over the top IMO.

Glad it's not too wordy.

:shrug:

Sorry.

I personally wouldn't be caught dead within a thousand miles of... whatever that is supposed to be. My family is very small and more than dysfunctional enough, thank you. :(

A committee? I am guessing this event is for many dozens to a couple hundred folks? Sorry - I can't wrap my mind around a family being quite that large...

out all over the country. And it is a large family. This is on my grandmother's side of the family.

Just took me a little while to realize that, yes, in fact there are many families in the world not like mine :rofl: For the record neither side of the BL family has had a reunion; I guess we all are too scattered globally for it to be realistic...

Sounds like this thing got too big. Yikes.

And here I thought 40 or 50 members of my family meeting for a covered dish was a "family reunion!"

Wow, your family is well organized but sadly funny. We just do it and those that can come come, and those that can't can't. You never know who is going to be there until they show up.

There is a committee on my father's side also. But it's so simple for everyone to agree to a public picnic area, bring your own food/drinks and have fun.

I've worked with a few of them and it's not unusual. But, it sounds like this family is going to have to go through some pains with the CA delegation 'taking charge'. It's the first reunion afterall, and they have to work through the kinks.

Personally, I'd just be having a real problem with the author who appears to be writing from a position of authority. It sounds pretty ummm... exclusive, IMO.

We had one about 8 years ago. The reunion was fun. It's the aftermath that is pure hell. Take my advice - don't do it.

is...I'm at work...anybody with a bible out there?

Sounds like a large reunion (two states at least)

Show up and congregate with like minded individuals. Then prey upon the weak minded :)

that he or she doesn't feel that the actions of the California committee were the answers to the prayers he or she made? It's tough being God, you know? You do the best you can to work these things out, and still someone isn't happy.

Good luck with that thing. :) Families scare me.

Assholes!

--IMM

the same people seem to run everything. Their reunions sound pokey to me and they always involve church (he's never gone to one). His family are very stuck on themselves, also, and publish a book every few years listing all of their names.

I can't imagine having these committees, either, but then I have a very small family.

My family has done annual family reunions since the mid 70's or so. Dad's side of the family that is. There would be the six children in the family - each with children and grandchildren of their own. Until recently the siblings took turns hosting the event. Except for one older brother who has never hosted the reunion or assisted in its planning (but has almost always managed to attend with his family, children and grandchildren).

The annual ritual was that after the meal there was an informal meeting at which time someone usually volunteered to host the event the following year. Over time the event grew to include folks who were not immediate family. A few years back the siblings hesitated amongst themselves in volunteering to host the event the following year. Someone who was not part of the immediate family but who had been attending the reunion for some time volunteered. They hosted the event in the tourist community where they live - a community which was quite a long distance away from all the rest of the family. Not surprisingly attendance was down quite a bit.

One of the siblings volunteered to host the event the following year and chose to do so in the very rugged, rural and poor area where the siblings were raised. There are no nearby facilities for air travel. Roads are windy, steep and crooked - and difficult to drive especially for some of the older family members. Most of the area hotels and cabins cater to the fishing community. Many are old and not particularly well kept. There are very few restaurants. Activities for teenagers and children are almost non-existent. There are very few theaters or entertainment venues. Even cell phone coverage is something resembling non-existent.

I don't think most of the folks in the family really minded going back there the first year for the reunion. But the sibling in question was determined to keep having the reunion in that particular location. An announcement was made that the same family would host the reunion the following year in the same location. This occurred even though another sibling had previously offered to host the event the following year as had a couple of the nephews. Their efforts were completely ignored. A year or so later another sibling again offered to host the reunion. Again those efforts were completely ignored. We have had the reunion in that middle of nowhere location for the past several years now. Every year attendance drops further. Families with teenagers or young children no longer attend. Many of the older folks only come if they can prevail upon one of their children to drive them.

The sibling that has commandeered the family reunion spends a week either before or after the family reunion camping on the lake in an RV with children and grandchildren. Usually in the hottest part of summer. This is quickly becoming their family reunion. The rest of the family resents it and feels excluded. Some have tried to bring attention to the matter and discuss it but to no avail.

I went to school with their son in (unnamed).

No redacted relatives in Oregon. :)

that I have never met. And these are relatives on my mother's mother side only. There is no way anyone would want to organize a family reunion for both my mom's side and dad's side of the family. That would people equivalent to a population of a small country probably. :) And some of the members would probably get annoyed that it would be way too many people.

But I could organize a family reunion with 4 phone calls.

Maybe the family shouldn't have set up "chapters" and "committees" to plan the reunion. Then the Louisiana chapter wouldn't have said "F" you, California, and read your bible!:rofl: