Word: daughter-in-law
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It’s not just the reenactors that get involved. Fenn’s entire family gets caught up in the colonial excitement. “My grandchildren and daughter-in-law and son are involved,” Fenn says. “It’s kind of a family affair. As we speak, I’m getting ready for our yearly celebration of George Washington’s birthday, a little late. We all get together, and the kids do skits that, while maybe not so accurate, are always a good time...
...left a wife and kids behind, they are not in line for compensation. The rules give preference to the victim's spouse and children. But the Blombergs come to these meetings to be part of something, to be counted. And they linger after everyone else has left. "My daughter-in-law was upset when we went to the meetings," Susan says. "She said, 'It's not really about you. It's about the widows and children.' And I said, 'I want more information.' You can't compare grief, because nobody can get inside you. But I feel like an orphan...
...left a wife and kids behind, they are not in line for compensation. The rules give preference to the victim's spouse and children. But the Blombergs come to these meetings to be part of something, to be counted. And they linger after everyone else has left. "My daughter-in-law was upset when we went to the meetings," Susan says. "She said, 'It's not really about you. It's about the widows and children.' And I said, 'I want more information.' You can't compare grief, because nobody can get inside you. But I feel like an orphan...
...Jenna, Mrs. Bush hastily read Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered, by Ruth Kluger, about "an interesting mother-daughter relationship. They're all interesting," she says, adding that the twins like to comment on her appearance ("Mom, your hair moves as a unit!"). She has hinted that she might write a book about Barney the Scottish terrier if she could "get that $8 million advance or whatever it is." Asked what Barbara Bush thinks of her daughter-in-law's surpassing her in the polls, Laura pleaded, "Please don't tell...
...Mohammed, 75, has already watched a daughter-in-law, a 13-year-old son and a 10-year-old grandson starve in Dehdadi. By day his wife works as a baker in the city, returning with a few carrots or turnips that she divides between her remaining family of eight. "I used to be fat. I had a great fat neck," Sah Mohammed says, rubbing his scrawny nape. "After a while we ate leaves, but even those are gone now. Hunger has taken everything from us. Our family, our neighbors, our lives--and our hope...