by Kevin Banet | Aug 22, 2025 | 60's Boy, Family, Generations, Reminisce
The Pull of Family Togetherness My recent article on family togetherness in an Appalachian family prompted me to see how similar my own family was years ago. In eastern Kentucky, the Sutherlands — a family of eight adults and their children — pulled together when...
by Kevin Banet | Aug 14, 2025 | Family, Generations
A Story of Kinship in Eastern Kentucky This is a fictionalized story inspired by real accounts, based on a Louisville, KY Bellarmine University thesis. The research paper was on Appalachian Kinship and authored by Taryn Rollins. Marshall, Kentucky, sits tucked into...
by Kevin Banet | Aug 14, 2025 | Family, Generations, Senior stories
More Than a Silly Phone Prank One day, I was out of town visiting my aunt when the phone rang. It was her son. “Is your refrigerator running?” he asked. “Why, of course it is,” she replied. “Well, you better stop it before it gets away!” It was a silly, well-worn...
by Kevin Banet | Jul 24, 2025 | Family, Home Care
How do you convince someone to change their lifestyle when they just don’t want to? A recent caller on The Ramsey Show, a popular financial advice podcast, raised a painful and complex situation. The caller was an adult daughter in her 20s or 30s, calling about her...
by Kevin Banet | Jul 9, 2025 | Family, History, Reminisce
A Legacy from the Horse and Buggy Days My cousin Vicki once said something that captured the awe we all feel when we talk about our family’s history: “Granny Eva was alive when horses were still on the street.” She said it almost in disbelief—as if the world that...
