When you start digging into your family history, you take the good with the bad. That’s just part of the bargain you strike. Walter, bless his little heart, was my great great grandfather. Patrick was his son.
On the other hand, if you were living in a three room house (pdf) with 7 other people (pdf) you might be a little testy, too. Not that that’s any excuse for beating your neighbor’s ass, so to speak.
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