We have a family photo of my great uncle (on my father's side) dressed as a woman while posing with a man in man's clothing. I have no idea of the story behind that, but I suspect, from other bits and pieces gathered over time, that my dad's family was full of "illicit" sexual expression (this was around the turn of the century to roughly the 1940s and in Switzerland no less). Uncle was also famous for getting in barfights and then leaving the hospital AMA to go to a bar and get into another fight! Now that I think of it, we also have a photo of my great-great grandmother (on my mother's side) smoking a cigar. Who knew what was really going on?

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Lisa Neff, Higher-Powered Life Coaching
Lisa Neff, Higher-Powered Life Coaching

Written by Lisa Neff, Higher-Powered Life Coaching

I help adult kids/grandkids of alcoholics leverage their recovery to create the life they truly want!

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