Post a random truth about your family besides parents.

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One of my jewish relatives is a hero of the soviet union. Also the highest ranking jew to serve in the Red Army. Was in charge of an artillery battery at the battle of stalingrad.

On the otherside of the family my great great grandfather was awarded the Legion Du Honoure for being the only one of his seven brothers to survive the Battle of Verdun, died around the time I was born from injuries he sustained from exposure to mustard gas. His name is now my middle name and his full name appears on the arc du truimph

Great Uncle was a high ranking officer in the free french commando's in world war 2, prior to that he had a lucrative career as a cigar smuggler in canada Very funny man sadly troubled by his time during the war lost a lot of friends and saw too many SS attrocities for his liking. Didn't live long enough for me to really get to know him that well.

My family tree on my fathers side can be traced back to a women called Matilda who lived in the 13th century and whom anyone with my surname shares as a common ancestor.

One of my brother-in laws looks kind of like Keanu Reeves.

My family considers me the black sheep.

My mom's first cousin, uncle Marian, died yesterday. Today I met his brother, uncle Jan, for the first time in my life.

My cousin started to talk when he was 3, but he's NT now.

Me 1 and a half year old niece is learning to talk. She has a lot of words.

All my aunts & uncles are divorced except one uncle who never got marred & one aunt & uncle who fight a lot.

My younger brother is a sophomore in high school.

My father had a similar "world" when he was a kid. Ironically, it was called "Creedonia" Although his was different than mine. In his world, he was a king, and he ruled pretty violently. Mine is called the Creedon Republic and it's a democracy.



Who knew.

My younger sister is still a daycare worker, after 10 years.

My brother just got promoted from dishwasher to cook at the restaurant where he works.

My older sister is writing a novel. I don't know how long she's been working on it, but it's over 200 pages now. Her ambition makes me jealous - I usually give up on a story after 10 pages or less.

My uncle who recently died had a son who died when he was in his preteens or very early teens of some neurodegenerative disease.

My brother is seventeen.

My sister's husband still plays hockey from time to time.

My cousin recently got diagnosed with AS and my brother in law's managed to kidnap my sister's kids.