We met in Des Moines this weekend, 7 of the 8 children, the our Ramsey parents for a nephew's wedding. Everything went rather well. Everyone was on their best behavior, and a truce was declared and honored--the peace was kept.
The undercurrents of old wounds, grievances and sordid rivalry are still there and festering, but being largely forgiven and forgotten have made old, unacknowledged wrongs tolerable. Mostly people are moving on with their lives, and old fights are not much honored or relived, especially by the newer generations.
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