Do you have an unexplained memory or memories?
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Things and times you can remember, but you are not sure where they fit into your past
I’ve been having a hard time with this assignment, but have an unexplained story I’m going to share instead.
As a child, my younger sister and I played “school”. I’m sure this had a lot to do with Mom being a primary school teacher and our spending loads of time helping her with bulletin board decorating after school before we walked home (lived 1 street away).
Anyways, being the old of the 2 of us and having my own desk in our room, I was the teacher and she was the student. My teacher role had the name of “Irene Miller” while my sister’s student was Susan. I’d have my sister do math or spelling, i.e. my homework for which I’d get better marks than if I did it myself. We played this game for several years. Don’t remember when or why we stopped, just did.
Fast forward five or so years and we get word that a Great Uncle who was in his 80’s announced that he was getting married. His bride’s name was “Irene Millet”. As a 14 yr old I found the closeness of my play teacher name and new Great Aunt rather eerie as well as neat.
Today I did some more ancestry searching and have learned that Great Aunt Irene’s mother’s maiden name was ... wait for it ... yep, that’s right, Miller. Anyone want to explain this coincidence?
You were channeling her? Did you ever meet her and was she a school teacher?
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