Therese Barry-Tanner and Julie Marten

Recorded August 23, 2023 Archived August 23, 2023 34:47 minutes

Id: mby023019

Sisters Therese Barry-Tanner (64) and Julie Marten (63) share a conversation about their childhoods and their parents.

Therese Barry-Tanner (T) explains what is special about her and Julie Marten's (J) family.

J talks about having a twin and how T was always looking after them.

T recalls holding diapers as one of her earliest memories. T says her father helped with housework a lot and was a man ahead of his time.

T shares her fondest memories of her childhood: Christmas time.

J recalls her fondest memories of childhood: camping.

J remembers how going to the grocery store with her dad was always a special occasion.

T says a fall out out between her dad and her aunt was very difficult for her.

J remembers when her dad lost his job and had to find another one.

T says her mom struggled with depression. She and J recall how their dad helped to make the situation seem not so bad to them as kids.

T and J reflect on the ways they are like their mother.

J and T reflect on the ways they are like their father.

T and J reflect on their relationship as kids and as adults.

T and J say they better understand their mother's struggle with depression now than when they were younger.