By: Paul S. Cilwa | Viewed: 2/23/2019 Occurred: 6/18/1952 |
Topics/Keywords: #Autobiography #MaryJoan | Milestone: #BirthPage Views: 1029 |
The birth of my first sibling, and how it affected ME. |

Milestone: | Birth |
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Who: | Mary Joan Cilwa |
Date and time: | June 18, 1952 7:05 PM |
Father: | Walter Sigimund Cilwa |
Mother: | Edna Mae (Brown) Cilwa |
On June 18th, 1952 (my mother's birthday), my sister Mary Joan was born, and Mom and Dad began thinking about moving into a larger place.
The week that Mom gave birth to Mary Joan, I was sent to my grandparents' home in Bloomfield, NJ. When I returned and found this new person there, getting all the attention, I stopped talking and didn't say a word for a month. (Of course, I was just over 1 year old, so how much talking could I have been doing?)
In any case, I eventually got over my snit.