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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014

The Shaw children were mischievous
Posted Sept 9, 2016
Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Family Education Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Racism Specialist

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The Shaw children were lively and mischievous.

Without my grandparents knowing, when they became angry with each other, they agreed to go to  Read More 
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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014



Except for Daddy, the Shaw children had fun playing, like most children

Posted Sept 8, 2016

Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Family Education Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Racism Specialist

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Except for Daddy, the Shaw children had fun playing, like most children.

They shot marbles, fished,  Read More 
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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014

Two other successful parenting lessons derived from Granddaddy’s unfair disciplining, once, of his sons

Posted Sept 6, 2016

Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Family Education Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Racism Specialist

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Granddaddy suggests two valuable lesson for 2016 about punishing and whipping children..

The lesson  Read More 
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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014

Granddaddy Adam and Grand Mama Courtney taught my daddy, uncles, and aunts how to be best friends

Posted Sept 2, 2016

Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Family Education Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Racism Specialist

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The dozen Shaw children paired off.

Daddy's two sisters paired off,  Read More 
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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014

According to Granddaddy, family authority over children should be in the hands of parents

Posted September 1, 2016

Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Family Education Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Racism Specialist


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Granddaddy teaches that parents should know their children’s friends and acquaintances and this  Read More 
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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014


When the Shaw children were lied on, they told Granddaddy the truth, but, once, he didn’t listen

Posted Aug 30, 2016

Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Family Education Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Racism Specialist

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I will tell you a story about a man who  Read More 
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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014

Granddaddy Adam and Grand Mama Courtney punished Daddy and my uncles and aunts, so fairly, until that is one of their favorite stories in our family history

Posted Aug 29, 2016

Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
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Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Family Education Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Racism Specialist

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Children  Read More 
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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014


Now, I will tell you about the whipping my Uncle Dollar Bill remembered best

Posted August 26, 2016

Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
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Spousal Abuse Specialist
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Uncle Dollar Bill was tall, congenial, quiet, and weighed his words and told me  Read More 
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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014



Whippings were an event at my Granddaddy’s house

Posted Aug 25, 2016

Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Family Education Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Racism Specialist

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Whippings at Granddaddy’s and Grand Mama’s house were an event.

When a Shaw sister or brother was  Read More 
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My Alabama Shaw Family on My Father’s Side From 1861-2014

My uncles and aunts preferred Granddaddy Adam’s whippings to Grand Mama Courtney’s whippings

Posted Aug 24, 2016

Annie Shaw-Barnes, Ph.D.
Author and Speaker
Cultural Anthropologist
Family Specialist
Family Education Specialist
Spousal Abuse Specialist
Christian Church Specialist
Racism Specialist

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Daddy voiced, "The children preferred Paw’s to Monh’s whippings” and told  Read More 
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