The only person besides me who knows who Kathy Johnson is, or actually isn't, is probably my brother Budd. When we were kids and played our imaginary lives, I was always Kathy Johnson. I don't know why I chose that name - it was just a name I liked and that was who I always was. So, when I decided to create a blog for family stories and other memories, Kathy Johnson reappeared. It seemed appropriate somehow.
As for the name of this blog - Growing Up Civilized - it comes from a comment our mother used to say to us. She would tell my three brothers and me that we acted like a bunch of wild Indians and needed to learn to be civilized. We did eventually become civilized, but I'm sure we gave Mother cause for doubt many times.
My brothers and I grew up in the 50's, 60's and early 70's, so we covered a lot of time and a lot of world changes. I have taken it upon myself to document this journey from my perspective. If the facts are a little skewed, it's not intentional, it's blurry or wishful memory.
One thing is certain, I won't be changing the names to protect the innocent or guilty - what's done is done!
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Congrats on becoming part of the blog-o-sphere!
Sometime in our teens and somewhere in our travels(and we did travel) for unknown reasons people began to think that I was older than my sister. I thought it was amusing, Kathy Johnson did not, but since that time I have always been Kathy's older brother.
It is perfectly ok with me for you to be the older brother now!
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