I’ll bet you’ve done it, haven’t you?
I’m sure that the majority of people have. I certainly have. Also, given my situation, I’ve searched for my siblings and my parents. It’s how I know that my father is dead and why I know certain things about the female members of my family.
It’s why I wonder, now, if there wasn’t some sort of “set up” being done in the years before. I’m almost certain there was. The one I thought was trustworthy, most probably wasn’t and, in fact, I now think she could have been the cause of the end of that chapter.
But, I hold no grudge. If it hadn’t been for that, I wouldn’t be here now, in this place and with this person and having such a wonderful life. So, instead, I’m grateful. Doesn’t make her a nice person though – but then, how could I ever have thought she was? And, from a comment she made some time ago on Twitter, I now realise that she was jealous as well!
Well, the money you have now won’t make that better, dear. You were always striving for something that you would never, ever have. Love of yourself.
Anyway, I digress.
I have a program to log the visitors to this site. I can tell when Lola (have you seen her new blog? – look on the right) and Gail visit. I recognise my regular visitors (like the one from Ireland and Germany) and it’s “nice” to see them visit. And, of course, it means certain friends can “keep up to date” on major happenings in my life (*waves to N in San Francisco*).
I get many people who are looking for the address of Primark in Milan, or looking for details of Felicity Lowde (maybe for her connection with Rachel North) or Serge Bodulovic (who’s just a scum-bag). Even if, now, Google usually encrypts the search words used, you can tell, more or less, what they’ve been looking for by the first page they land on.
But, yesterday, I had a visitor who was on the site for several hours. The person came from the Bristol area. They spent a lot of time on the site (several hours). Among the terms they used to search whilst they were on this site were “mother”, “father”, “family”, “brother” and “sister”. From the first page they got to, they were almost certainly searching for me.
Of course, I say little about my blood relatives. I haven’t seen them for many, many years. Not all of them are bad people (I like to believe) but. for certain, some of them are. It’s better that I don’t get involved. But I wondered who it was, specifically, who was looking and why? Why now, after all these years?
Of course, I shall never know. They’re hardly likely to make any comment and, for them too, it’s probably better to leave things lie.
So, for a few moments, it made me wonder. And then I move on and back to living my life now for which I am eternally grateful.
Update: and now I’m pretty sure I know who it was. Still looking for that loving feeling of yourself, eh? LOL
… this is a bit scary.
I mean, for me.
I’ve always thought that one – maybe- two people read my blog (BTW, thanks for the mention!). I would feel uncomfortable if one person spent hours searching for specific words !
It can be a disconcerting, I agree. They were, indeed, searching for hours, including this morning.
In a minute, I shall be putting through a comment that has been made. I can’t, of course, verify that the person who they say they are IS actually them. And, right now, I’m not sure if or how I should answer.
If it IS the person who was trawling through the blog, then that is not the person I thought it was. I thought it was the person who has only been back in the UK for a few days. But I can never know. And, of course, trust is something that, after all the events over time, I don’t really have.
Anyway, back to your point – yes, it’s scary but, if I could give a piece of advice to you, it would be to change ALL names – even of the dog, of whom you speak often
Luckily, on my blog, there’s really not so much about the “family” – especially since my Father’s death and the happenings before and after that.
Hi Andrew, I’ve been rumbled!
Your various blogs about family life sparks vivid flashbacks in my memory!
Cutting down a multitude of reasons why, to a few sentences is going to be tough…
As I was very young when you left, i missed out knowing you, and i feel extremely sad about that, but wish i could.
You are my brother, and for that, I have an immense feeling of love for you.
I think I’ll stop there, as this could go on for some time, and I’m not quite as eloquent a writer as you
Tim xxx
I’ll take your advice, thank you.
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I’ve just read the comment….
It’s a pleasure, Lola.
A little off topic – Don’t you think, in this heat (it’s touching 38°), a beer or two would be a brilliant idea?
YES A think so…
Don’t email back, I am not really interested in what you think.
You are a very sad person to have to follow me in such a clandestine fashion, and then make judgments on my life so publicly.
Get over yourself.
Gillie
LOL
I remind you of this:
“Gillie Davies@SeriousGillie · 12 Apr 2011
Have been reading a siblings blog………oh how the mighty have fallen.”
Hardly private, that, was it?
Throwing stones makes you better, of course. Email you? Over my dead body.
And, excuse me, but, if you’re not interested in what I think – why read the blog?
I see nothing has changed. LOL