Here is Bruce Feiler’s latest in the NY Times (we’re a busy bunch, apparently). You can click on the link below for the entire article.
Getting together for a (hopefully) happy reunion
By Bruce Feiler / New York Times News Service
Published: September 06. 2013 4:00AM PSTThis summer, 39 members of the Peters family gathered in Smith Mountain Lake, Va., just outside Roanoke, for their 40th family reunion. What started with five nearby families in 1970 has grown to 10 families, some from as far away as Alaska and Washington state. Activities included water-skiing, a pickleball tournament and TV theme-song trivia night.
For some outsiders, the Peterses’ tradition of gathering every summer is a fantasy of togetherness, mutual support and love. For others, it’s a particular kind of hell. I asked Oliver Peters, whose father started the tradition and who has been the event’s chairman for the past 13 years, how he cuts down on fighting.
Three rules, he said. No. 1: be clear about who’s paying for what; No. 2: make attendance at the event, or any activity within the event, optional; No. 3: make sure each family has its own space.
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