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I been watching a lot of shows about things than happened long ago which inspired this question. Anywho, I tend to see this question as something similar to wondering if I'd actually go back in time and do something differently, and I wouldn't.

But if I did go back and meet my ancestors, would it change my opinion of myself? I think, actually, it might.

So anywho, would you want to travel back in time to meet yer ancestors?

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I would love to travel back in time to meet my ancestors. And, then I'd get to spend some time with my mom again.

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I'm not so sure, giving the disposition of some of my relatives it's a scary thought. I like the past my parents have presented to me as my ancestral past, illusion or otherwise, could you imagine the expense of counselling should I discover I was actually purchased on the cheap from some travelling gypsies   ;-)

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Originally Posted by Rebecca Chastain:
And, then I'd get to spend some time with my mom again.

Boy ... if only ...

My dad and daughter, too.

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Considering the majority (if not all), of my relatives came from Germany, I'd do so in a heartbeat!

Of course I'd have to time this for the month of Oktober!  

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Absolutely.... if I could find them!!

I spend a fair amount of time doing genealogy research....  mom's family has been fairly easy to track.... I can actually go back to the late 1500s with a few,,,,,

my dad's family has proved a bit tougher.... they moved a lot and changed the spelling of their name. I would love to find my gr gr grandfather.... so he could tell me who is parents are! and why they keep changing the spelling of their name!

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I would! Can't guarantee I'd like them all...but I'd find it intriguing to see how many of my own character traits show up in my ancestors. I feel that to a certain extent, our past people helped to form who we are now.

And just think! Maybe one or two could teach me to ride a horse, beat a rug, & make moonshine!

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I think that would be quite interesting....I often wonder how many talents and ideas that we have are passed down from the generations before us...

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I would like to do this...

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To go down a tangent, if you could go back to meet your ancestors, what would you tell them the world is like today?

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ok, here's something crazy.... I was replying to a post from Boo.... saw a name that looked familiar.... she has on her friend's list a very distant cousin of mine...

small world!!

As to what I would tell my ancestors.... I would tell them that our world is 100 times better, and at the same time 100 times worse. For instance.... medical technology can improve the quality of life- or make you live forever as a vegetable.

You can shop without leaving your home, but that only helps you spend more money.

We have too much "stuff" and yet never enough.

And sometimes I think we have come so far we are going backwards.

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Originally Posted by Jann Morrison Kostka:


As to what I would tell my ancestors.... I would tell them that our world is 100 times better, and at the same time 100 times worse. For instance.... medical technology can improve the quality of life- or make you live forever as a vegetable.

You can shop without leaving your home, but that only helps you spend more money.

We have too much "stuff" and yet never enough.

And sometimes I think we have come so far we are going backwards.

That's poetic ... and true!

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Originally Posted by Scott Terry:

To go down a tangent, if you could go back to meet your ancestors, what would you tell them the world is like today?

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Originally Posted by John Dohnut:

A-hahahaaaaaa!

That's so funny for so many of the right reasons.