Furious At My Sister
10-15-2009, 07:23 AM
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Oh, my. I can SOOOOOO relate to all of this.
Lesson learned: ASK - sometimes one gets!
Harder pill to swallow and process: Sometimes relatives can be such
"impolite nouns"
Lesson learned: ASK - sometimes one gets!
Harder pill to swallow and process: Sometimes relatives can be such
"impolite nouns"
10-15-2009, 07:30 AM
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I'm so sorry Bev.
My older sister got my Grandmas treddle, and somehow just lost it in one of her moves. Yea right --she just left it.!!
My older sister got my Grandmas treddle, and somehow just lost it in one of her moves. Yea right --she just left it.!!
10-15-2009, 07:37 AM
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Rock on sister!!!. Don't let anyone push you out!!!!
10-15-2009, 07:45 AM
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Bev, I know how you feel. Like you I will not ask for anything because I feel like if they want me to have it they will give it to me.
I always get disgusted when someone you loved passes and then all of the greedy relatives come out of the wood work and start grabbing things, holding their hands out knowing they have never even bothered to call or come by and see them on a regular basis.
I have never had any relatives into sewing other than my mom, and she still hanging in there with the best of them. :D
Sorry to hear about the loss of a family heirloom.
Billy
I always get disgusted when someone you loved passes and then all of the greedy relatives come out of the wood work and start grabbing things, holding their hands out knowing they have never even bothered to call or come by and see them on a regular basis.
I have never had any relatives into sewing other than my mom, and she still hanging in there with the best of them. :D
Sorry to hear about the loss of a family heirloom.
Billy
10-15-2009, 07:50 AM
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So sorry to hear of such a sad thing, to lose track of a machine that meant so much to you.
((Hugs))
Connie
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Connie
10-15-2009, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by lfw045
Originally Posted by Moonpi
Isn't this what the PDA section is for? Or should all 30 year old regrets be put in this section? Please clarify!
This thread is not so much about regrets as about where our Treadle machines, in our opinion which are heirlooms, end up because of thoughtless relatives.
It is about treadle sewing machines. We discuss sewing machines in the Main section. Yes, personal anecdotes emerge within the discussion but that is no reason to bury it in the PDA section.
We certainly don't need a separate section for discussing Treadle or any other kind of machine. We boast about how much we love our sewing machines and how many we have all the time in the Main section. This thread is no different from those.
Again, thanks Bevanger for bringing this topic up.
(Steps down from soapbox.)
I just want to mention, don't be surprised Bev if this post you sent gets locked by the moderators. I had a little hiccup myself the other day when I posted of my cat's passing and it was considered put in the wrong spot. When I went to apologize that post was also locked as it became a place for people to get upset again about how some subjects are being put into the wrong places and people getting upset... Just a little heads up.
Sorry about your treadle machine that you would have so wanted. My grandmother never had one, or at least not when I knew her. I know she sewed, but never saw a machine. If I did, then Yes I too would have wanted claim on that heirloom.
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Andrea
10-15-2009, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by quiltmom04
My grandmother died suddenly about 3 weeks after we were married. When we arrived at her house to go through her things, the ladies from the church showed up and said that she had promised them her treadle that my grandfather had electrified. We knew she was part of the quilt group, so we let it go. Later, when we were thinking more clearly, we realized they probably just wanted a machine, not necessarily THAT machine. We should have just bought one for them. But, the machine was gone. So, I bought a treadle at antique store, and I pretend it's Gram's. I fiqure it must have belonged to someone's grandma, so I'm giving it the home it was looking for!
thanks for the idea
10-15-2009, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by justme
Glad it was brought up............it just nudges me to ask my mom for my grandmothers before it's gone. Lesson well received, if you don't ask you will never know. Thanks Bevanger!
10-15-2009, 08:09 AM
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I'm sorry you lost a family heirloom you would have treasured. All you can do is learn from the experience and LET IT GO!!!!
Sending you smiles, Sheree
Sending you smiles, Sheree
10-15-2009, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Debbie1
Bev, I'm glad you posted this here, I wouldn't have read it otherwise. I know all about sisters and what they're capable of. I'm so sorry you didn't get your Grandma's sewing machine but it sounds like you have wonderful memories!
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