Family Journal_005
Item
- Title
- Family Journal_005
- Alternative Title
- Family Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- The image depicts an open journal laying flat. The pages are filled with handwritten text in English, featuring a personal narrative and reflections. The text spans two pages. On the left page, the writing covers various topics, mentioning family dynamics and childhood experiences. The text is written in black ink, and there are areas redacted with black rectangles. The entry is dated "Friday, Feb. 26," with the year partially obscured. The journal's edge shows several colorful ribbon bookmarks. At the bottom of the left page, the words "Christian Lacroix" are printed in small font.
- Identifier
- 021_022316-042416_family_journal
- Dates Completed
- February 23, 2016 - April 24, 2016
- Keywords
- Family; Parents; Grandparents; Maternal aunts and uncles; Childhood memories; Ghost busting; Revisionist history; Love; Forgiveness; Lingering ghosts; First pet; Pudgie the dog; Gift and loss; Ray of light extinguished; Grandmother’s life; Mother-daughter relationship; Hard work; Treasonous child; Reimagining childhood; Understanding; Devotion; Loyalty; Protection; Perspective; Kip Lott; Piece 24; Prayer pages; Mantram pages; Afiza; Mowgli; Hope Trevino; Mauricio Navarro; Diane Van Buren; Artist attack; Rape; Grandma Asche; Grandpa Asche; Grandma Blessen; Living room conflict; Tension; Arguments; Yelling; Smoking; Drinking; Super collider metaphor; Bringing color; Childhood letter; Betrayal; Friendship loss; Grandma Asche’s offspring; Time off; Pets; Animals; 1964–2016; 2016 elections; Political noise; Centering chart; Grounding; April 21, 2016; Prince dies
- Transcription
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Left Page:
"Their lives were not without joy - maybe I over-dramatize. They were of tough, farming, immigrant stock. They may have accepted life as it was.
But there was so much tension in the home - so much yelling, so many arguments, and so little understanding of any of it from my childhood.
Friday, Feb. 26, 2016
Yesterday was spend at Power of Self. For the first time (redacted). Discussions of expressed and wanted inclusion, expressed and wanted control, and expressed and wanted"
Right Page:
"affection. Marsha Clark did a lineup of how dominant we saw ourselves in the class.
I put myself in the middle. No one moved me, or looked at me. The exercise was interesting - in a "moment of truth" kind of way. Still thinking about whether it was helpful or not.
Then we watched "The Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood"... which was unbearable. Overacting, Southern woman characters intended to be eccentric and charming and fiesty but were mostly annoying. (Redacted)." - Rights
- To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
- Is Part Of
- Family Journal
- Relation
- Image Gallery