I was one who defended her without knowing the facts.  Well not her so much as the plausibility of the concept, but still assuming she had Spanish relatives. I was wrong to make that assumption! 

Yeah, jinni, I too was still under that impression.  Now a few days into this, she was clearly lying.  It’s so gross.  I’ve gotten so many texts from those why thought it was code switching too. That’s the experience we, and many jezzies had in our lives.  I don’t know what this woman’s grift is but it’s a grift.  …

It worked for Martha! 

*Mwah*! Chefs kiss to you! 

That’s when I usually say,”I don’t know what y’all are talking about.” Like in a non deliberate way and using the singular Y’all, which I swear is a real thing! 

Melungeon is a term I frequently heard in WV. I was going to use it in my post earlier but didn’t know well how to explain what it meant in my family.  

He and his supporters truly embody the title “Confederacy of Dunces.” I hope my valve survives this mess! 

I had my nose broken and looked like this for a couple weeks.  

I agree, jinni. I’d like to add that I’m not multi lingual at all. I’m from and of southern West Virginia.  I no longer live there, but did until adulthood.  When I talk to people from back home, by phone or even by text, I drop the scrubbing of my regional accent in a way that makes my kids and husband laugh. I do it…

Spread your wings and fly, Anwar! 

Yeah, this is so mundane it could be any family minus the famous part.  There’s an asshole who wants it to be “just family” by their definition almost everywhere.  

Oh my god! I used more than a pound of butter in 2 days. Almost 2 lbs. I was shocked when I realized that. 

That is how it is with my brother and me.  He looks like my father and I have my moms complexion but am a dead ringer for my dads mother.  My father is biracial with a black father and white mother.  Because my parents divorced and he moved away there was little in the way of context for the pair of us.  People can be…

I will never understand people undermining the mental stability( or stability in general) of parent of their child.  It’s just so fucked up.  

Ew. 

Thank you! 

Thank you! I believe you’re right! 

Thank you and yes!  

Penguin, I feel your mantle clock pain!   We have a hideous antique german endeavor into ugly mantle clocks that is a family piece on my husbands side.  It sits now out of sight, my having cleaned it so many times I refuse to put it out again.  Never have our cats, many over these near 30 year got on the mantle…

Yes, it’s also how the Trump family came to money as well.