[RKDinOKC]

Got that in spades too. Oldest half sister disassociated with the family when she got married right after I was born. Have only seen her once on accident for a few minutes while she was on a rare visit to my brother when I was in my 20s. Was told not to visit while she was there. She is married and has 2 kids and 2 adopted kids I've seen pictures of. She was a school teacher and her husband was the Principal in Colorado. A few times she talked to and visited her full brother and full sister and called and talked to one of my Aunts on Mom's side on a regular basis. I understand that if Mom called and her husband was home they would just hang up, but if Mom called when her husband was out golfing she would talk to her on the phone. Her and her family are Mormons.

After Mom had her stroke Mom told me about what had happened to cause it. Before then I was just told that her and her husband did not get along with us.

My Dad inappropriately touched the step daughters once. Mom did not find out about it until the oldest sister got married. Her and her husband wanted Mom to have Dad charged and thrown in jail for it. Mom had another daughter in college, 3 boys in HS, and a new baby (me) and couldn't see raising them by herself so told him if she ever heard of anything like that happening again she would just kill him in his sleep. Dad went way out of his way to do everything he could to make it up to the other sister, financially and otherwise. Did all kinds of stuff to help her family out including help them build a house. A lot more than most Dad's I've seen do. He made sure her and Mom had a good relationship.