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Please help. Bossy has fallen and she can’t get up.

It’s been months and months since Bossy last updated her Family Tree story. And with each passing day, Bossy finds it more difficult to dive in and continue because, also, does anyone besides Bossy’s best friend her really care?

Quick Poll: should Bossy continue the Family Tree story, or relinquish this space to something else. And if Bossy does continue, should she begin with a refresher post along the lines of, “Bossy’s family was born a poor black child?”

If you don’t know what Bossy is talking about, the story begins with a crazy old American Indian woman.

Bossy thanks you for your help in advance.

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  1. YES! Keep up the family tree. I was just wondering the other day when we were going to get a new installment. I love the old photos!

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  4. This is where I started reading your blog. Found and read this whole story before even reading your main page, so yes get a move on! I’m still trying to figure out how I even found this story. Beats the crap outta me!

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  8. Please continue. I love readying the history. And some day, you will be so glad it is documented. The one thing I regret is not getting, in writing. more stories from my grandparents and father.

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  11. Bossy, I have been waiting patiently for this to return!! This and the barbie doll recaps with headless Ken are my favorites! Since you say your mother lives hear you now you must continue! When/how/why do they leave Wyoming?? CONTINUE!!!

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  12. Most definitely keep this section. I love it! I hope to someday be so talented or inspired or copycatish(yes that is a new word) to do one of my own. Teach me, Wise One. 😉

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  15. I have been waiting on the edge of my seat for what happens next to Walt and Bert and Dondi! Please, go on!!

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  19. I hear the cry for help….and the answer is-
    Please continue, I need more adopted ancestors.

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  21. Don’t give up Bossy — I love the family tree updates and keep checking, hoping Bossy has gotten it together and posted an update! So hurry!

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  22. I started reading your blog because a friend directed me to one of the family history posts. I was so mesmerized by it that I read the entire saga in a day. Please continue the series. It’s not just your family’s story; it’s the story of an American family learning to make do. It’s something we can all relate to, and it’s the part of history that we never got in our high school textbooks. Please keep going.

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  23. You MUST continue the Family Tree – I read it from beginning to end when I first found your blog. Your family is so much more interesting than mine. Would you consider adoption? I’m very low maintenance.

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  26. I have been hoping for said ‘months and months’ that this would be updated. Today I’m excited to see some action even if it’s not at update..a glimmer of hope. In other words continue the dern story!

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  27. Yes! Please continue…this is one of my favorite parts…as well as the Adventures of Barbie and Silent Headless Ken (but that’s another story).

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  28. Keep the family tree, I love the stories of Bert, Walt, Dondi and everyone else. Family tree is one of my fav parts of the blog …

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  29. I always love peering into the family histories of others, which means I usually have to liquor people up and ask leading questions. But you are just giving it away! So please continue. I’m on a budget and can’t afford much booze.

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  35. When I first found your site, I read through all of the family tree posts. I’ve been anticipating the next one *forever*. Please continue the story. (Pretty please?)

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  38. Please finish it. That’s what got me hooked in the first place. But like the old days where you had long funny nicey posts and not just a summary of one picture.

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  40. Keep going! What happens when Walt become Project Engineer? Will they ever move back to NJ? Will they ever all be content again?

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  41. Heavens, yes! I felt like I was dropped when I got to the last entry and there was no more. Please keep writing. A plot summary might be helpful but just keep writing!

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  47. Oh, Bossy! How do I love the family tree…let me count the ways! I love looking at the great clothes from the forties! I love the cliffhanger-y way you tell the story! I love how it reminds ME of my love of history! I love learning about what your family’s life was like WAY BACK WHEN! DO NOT STOP THE FAMILY TREE!

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  50. Yes Miss Bossy, you have to continue. I love the way you tell your family’s story, It was one of the first things that endeared me to your site. And just think how great it will be for your kids to have this all written for posterity.

    I have read the whole story up to now, but since it has been a while you may want to do a one or two paragraph refresher.

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  52. No, please for god’s sake, find something else to write about!

    Sorry – I’m kidding. It’s unanimous. Bring back Walt and Bert and Dondi. It’s lovely that you have so many photos and stories. My mom’s family all worked at Kodak and that side of the family is richly documented – it’s a huge and wonderful legacy.

    But – if you don’t have energy for your subject matter – how will you gin yourself up for writing about it? Gin is always an option, of course (and perhaps the origin of the phrase).

    Now that’s a conundrum I can not help you with. But I join with your legions of screaming fans in fervently hoping that you find the will to resume your family history.

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  53. Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease keep this up!!!!!!!! Oh pleeeeease! It is fantastic.

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  54. I’ll hop on the bandwagon. I love the family tree stories. I’d hate to see them go. And I think you can skip the refresher. The link to the archives is plenty.

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  55. Good golly yes! Like everyone else, I’ve been waiiiiiting & waiiiiiiiiting for another post. I’ve sort of fallen in love with Bossy’s DNA.

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  57. I saw the picture in my google reader and my first thought was, “oooh! old-timey picture! Bossy updated the family tree! yayyyyyy!” And then there was no update and I was sad. Stop making me sad!

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  59. If I can’t have a fascinating family of my own, then I want to share yours.

    If you’re willing to keep doing it, I’m committed to keep reading it.

    Also? I’m nosy about stuff like that.

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  67. Madness checks the family tree straight up with a twist DAILY to see if youve remembered that we are all WAITING for the next post.
    You MUST continue!!
    Love
    Madness

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  71. please continue IF there is a fascinating conclusion. If however, everyone lives boring-ly ever after…. I’m good.

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  72. As if it hasn’t been said enough already, PLEASE! Give us more of the family story. And then, when you’re done, collate it all and put it into a book. It’s better than most biographical fiction I’ve read.

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  73. Being Bossy’s best friend, I could have told Bossy that the saga about Walt, Bert and little Dondi was the same kind of sage that made huge stars out of the likes of Bogie and Bacall.

    If Hollywood ever got ahold of this story, Bossy would never have to worry about her pitiful poverty party again. Bossy would be hostessing wild extravaganza’s, insisting that her party planner use excessive Christmas lights everywhere.
    No matter what, Grandma J loves Bossy just as much as she loves Dondi, Walt and Bert. She also wonders if Bossy might be trapsing down to the Blogfest in Virginia this July…because Grandma J would plan ahead and bring extra Ritz crackers.

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  77. And all this time I thought Grandma J. was MY best friend.

    Regardless, your BFF is driving all the way from Texas to the Va. Blogfest….you could spend some quality time eating Ritz crackers face to face.

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  79. Bossy, please keep it up, I find it interesting. If I ever get my genealogy website rebuilt I’ll send you then link when it’s done.

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  80. I would like to see it continue.

    I think just picking up where you left off would be fine. It’s easy to find the link to the beginning if anyone comes in at the middle.

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  82. You have to keep it up! Please! I need to know what happens next!

    Jeez Louise woman! DO IT!

    Pretty please?

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  83. Are you kidding??? Every day I come here and my eyes immediately dart hopefully to the Family Album box… please, will this be the day she gives us the next installment? I have to know what happened next… and the pictures- LOVE the pictures.. so to answer your quastion.., “yes, we care”!

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  85. The first day I met I am Bossy I spent over an hour reading the family tree story. I loved it. I was so happy when you posted a new installment a couple of months ago, but then nothing. It would be wrong to just leave every body hanging – both your ancestors and your readers.

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  86. I’ve always wondered who Bossy talked to get all the wonderful details of Walt and Bert’s lives. Also, how on earth did you get such wonderful pictures! We only have a few pics of my ancestors, and they all look stodgy and boring. I wonder who they were, and what there lives were like.

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  95. Please continue. The Family Tree was the reason I put I Am Bossy on my Google page. I love this feature, even on an irregular basis!

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  98. I love it and have been wondering if all the rest of the photos (and story) were carried off to Oz by a tornado or something and that was why you were keeping us in suspense!

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  100. Yep, I too, like all of the other commenters, love the family tree. You are a great story-teller, and the pics are really awesome! MORE MORE MORE!

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  105. Oh Bossy….Don’t stop now. It is such a great story, it NEEDS to be shared. This is like when you go on vacation and lose a book you only read half of.

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  113. I love this section so much that I’ve been hoping that the “research” you’re doing in the bookstore is related to the fact that you are writing a family history book starring Bert, Walt and all our other favorite characters. Even the man with St. Vitus Dance–which I learned about from Bossy. And then Google.

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  114. YES! Please continue! I love this section and look at it everyday and wonder when you’ll write more. Thanks Bossy…..love your blog!

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  116. I check everyday for another family tree post. But what if what you want to add is even better? Oh great, now I’m conflicted.

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  117. YES PLEASE!!! I’ve been waiting with baited breath!! Waiting for the next installment like it’s a soap opera or something!!

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  121. Don’t stop!!! I LOVE the family tree!!

    As to a refresher, eh, up to you. Though I don’t think it’s necessary since you have the old ones archived.

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  122. we love all things Bossy. Go with your inner self (or whatever) and do what makes YOU happy. Personally, I need a few more Dansko posts.

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  125. Do we CARE?????????? Um. Let’s see. Do you LIKE DANSKO CLOGS? Is your dog large? Are we happy that we don’t have to vomit from upset because Bush is not our president any longer? YES!!!!

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  126. Because I am anal retentive I must clarify that I meant I am GLAD that Bush is not our president. I would never want to be known as one who liked That One and his evil cronies.

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  128. This is ot a question of whether or not you should contimue. It’s obviously unanumous! Now please drag it out, make it last as long as you can, because we all know the story has to end before very long. Re-cap with your Barbie actors!

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  130. Considering I just read the whole series from start to finish for the first time over the course of my afternoon, I’d say you better keep at it!

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  134. This is a most amazing story. And the pictures are fabulous! I vote for you to keep on going with this. Thanks.

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  141. yes, i am also waiting patiently. giving you space, letting you live your life, yet silently pleading for more of the story. i don’t care if you start someone else’s story….

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  142. Been waitin’ and waitin’, it’s about time you updated the history

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  143. Please keep it! This is the one thing that I usually check your blog for. It is the only interesting family history i’ve ever seen. I’d love to be able to do this for my family!

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  145. Ohmigod! Of course you have to do this…it’s what made me love you originally and I have been awfully sad that you haven’t updated.

    Pleaseohpleaseohplease!

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  147. I sat in my computer room one day and read through the entire postings of the family tree and feel like I’m missing out on a really great book I had been reading….

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  155. Yes, please continue. This is my favorite part of your blog. I keep checking back here to see if you put any more stuff in it. What happens to everybody? Please, please continue.

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  161. Last I was over here, I said..Self..what is up with the boss not posting anything in the family tree column?? I replied to myself that..last we read about boss’s peeps it seemed that trouble was a brewin and possible tragedy on the horizon..hmmmm. You just better get to writin. Im waitin. First off because I love a good tragedy, but also because it is so much like my family tree, but with other people..
    go forth boss. go..

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  162. Dear Bossy,
    Please continue your family history. This is my favorite part. I love the old pictures and the stories. What happens next?

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  164. Definitely keep it! Family Album Straight Up with a Twist was the feature that first endeared me to Bossy, and many months later here I still am…!

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  169. Bossy, I’m not even going to read these other 168 comments. I know what they say already. Please continue! I’ve been checking the family tree spot every day!

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  171. I enjoy the family journal. Maybe a recap of what’s happened so far would be helpful, and then PLEASE keep going!

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  172. Your family history is what initially drew me to your blog. One thing I’m dying to know is do you have any more wacky stories about that crazy American Indian Lady? Has she been documented anywhere? Like with Child Protective Services (or its forerunner)? And the sheriff guy?
    I think you should contact the author Tracy Kidder — this is right up his line. Or maybe Tony Horwitz. You’ve already done all the hard work.
    More, please!

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  174. Yes please. I really enjoyed the story and love the way you write. Please if you have time, continue.

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  176. Your family tree section inspired me to blog-publish my own grandmother’s stories. While my stuff is quite different from your approach, I wouldn’t have thought of doing it without your family tree coming first.

    Please continue it; it’s fantastic.

    — Laurie @ Foolery

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  179. Dear D-lightful Bossy One-

    While you are painting, making toast in you fab-you-lust toaster, or slurping down your Kefir. pronounced like Kiefer, as in Kiefer Sutherland, think about your fabulous family and IF, and only, If you have a stellar idea, and YOU are excited about it … Then you write about the family.

    It is brilliant and so fun to read. You are one of the bright spots in the blogosphere.

    Womansheart aka Ruth in Tallahasee

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  182. I’m totally late on putting in my 2 cents (not that you need it, since obvy everyone has decided that you ARE continuing), but yes, pleeeease keep up with the family story!

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  183. Am I the last one to comment? I love this, please don’t end the family tree. You inspired me to post great old family photos on my site too. Please keep going with it!

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  189. How’d I miss this cry for encouragement? I was just resigned to having to wait and wait for the next installment; so never checked back. So happy that you’ve recommenced, at least a little. Thanks for doing it. I guess you got your encouragement x 189.

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  190. OK, I just spent the entirety of a painfully boring conference call reading your family history. It’s absolutely riveting and I love it! Thanks so much for sharing!!

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