Family Sistory

Family Sistory

By Carolyn and Frances FreemanSociety & CultureHistoryPersonal Journals
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Family Sistory episodes

  • 2: Dogs, Daddies, Doctors, and The Sugar Bowl Surprise

    Lock up your designer handbags and hide the sugar, because this episode gets delightfully unhinged. We’re digging up our roots, starting with a chaotic timeline of our family dogs—including the day our sister used Mama’s brand-new designer purse as a silk-lined canine coffin. We also dive into a "Sistory Mystery" to expose the suspicious family cover-ups about where some of our pets actually went.

    Next, we look at Daddy's upbringing. Growing up rural, broke, and literally running moonshine as a kid meant his family had a strict "if you aren't actively on fire, you don't need a doctor" policy. He passed that exact survival mindset down to us, leaving us to navigate childhood on sheer luck and zero checkups. We also laugh at what happened years later when Mama ended up in the hospital, forcing our Trad Dad to fend for himself—an experiment in domestic survival that was certainly a learning experience. Finally, we share a legendary piece of family lore involving a cranky old relative, an empty sugar bowl, a massive huff, and a shocking, spite-fueled exit you won't see coming.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • The Gucci Grave & a Sistory Mystery: High-fashion pet funerals and suspicious pet disappearances.
    • Rub Dirt On It: Reliving a childhood where medical care was an extreme-emergency-only situation.
    • Home Alone (Dad Version): The domestic chaos that unfolded when Mama was in the hospital and Daddy tried to run the household.
    • The Sugar Bowl Incident: A masterclass in weaponized pettiness and the ultimate family mic-drop ending.
    59 min
  • 1: Pageant Mama, Cookie Jar Crimes, and the Marriage Bed Rebellion

    Welcome to the premiere episode of Family Sistory! In this episode, we are pulling back the curtain on generational secrets. From a pageant queen mother with a history of public hysteria, to a jaw-dropping wedding night arrangements, and a great-grandmother with a larger-then-life presence, we are sharing the stories our family tried to keep quiet. Plus we ponder a childhood cookie heist. Pull up a recliner and join the fun!

    59 min

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From Texas to California, two sisters recall old family memories and uncover the hilarious, chaotic (and country-fied) stories that have been passed down through the ages and remembered through…