Old Woman Desperate To Tell Her Kids Their Amazing Ancestry

[@laurastrobel718]

"Invest in real estate... If you lose your money you have a place to live" What you said Madame☺

[@Cheepchipsable]

Most places have land rates or taxes, and if you don't pay them you lose the house.

[@alison2649]

@@esat189 Huh?

[@cocobutterchin6768]

@@Cheepchipsable it is cheaper than paying rent or mortgage. My place is paid off mortgage and rent free. I only pay property tax 2 times a year. 1st Installment and 2nd Installment. You Cannot beat that. I will rather pay property taxes 2 times a year and be done ✔

[@rondabartholomew458]

I accidentally saw this and decided to listen. I am 70 now. I have 2 great girls, well educated and loving. I personally came from a greatly dysfunctional family. I want you to hear this so you will stop believing you did anything wrong as a mother. I was forced out of a family at 16 because I did not agree with the dysfunction I saw. My other siblings chose the wrong paths. Their lives were a mess. My parents were dysfunctional because their parents were. Why aren’t I like them, you say. We all have free will, given to us from our creator. Our choices good or bad make our lives easier or harder. Yes, love and guidance can help form a child, but it is not a guarantee that all will be well. Some children are born more free spirited. I believe our Maker gives us the characteristics we need to fill fill our destiny. They can be guided,,but not controlled. You were designed to be on this earth at the correct time and to bring your children into the world for a purpose. You can not be totally responsible for their choices. I think you did a fabulous job and it hurts my heart that you believe a lie. I would of loved to have had you as a parent.

[@dorothywillms115]

Ronda l hope you read this. My iPad isn’t clicking on your name. I agree with you 100%. Without the Lotd in our lives we live without purpose. Even then life isn’t always a bed of roses and our children make their own choices. This lady at some point in her life decided God did not matter and there she sits,smart,learned, experienced, worldly wise, but left shrugging about the purpose of life which is very sad.

[@RamonaFlowerz]

I really like your comment. Hope you have a great day!

[@annefischer1433]

@rhonda bartholomew -Congrats Rhonda. U were paying attention, tuned in, saw consequences u realized were unhealthy & therefore made better choices & u stayed aware & alert & on ur path! U had guidance & then ur inner guidance/ higher self / higher consciousness to lead the way. U followed ur STAR!

[@johno3288]

I'm sure she's long gone.

[@livzyful]

I so identify with this woman’s thinking. I admire her ability to look into her own demise as I am doing at 75. She is speaking to what is erupting in the US right now… war of philosophies…politics, religion, social order rather than practical problem solving compromises which require cooperation. I see myself as wanting to give something to my children and grandchildren but also realize they are each on their own life paths as I was. Anyway, I realize we are all passing through this life briefly. I know she is gone now and wish she could know how much she touched me.

[@johno3288]

Teaching your children at early age is what you leave them. When society seems crazy, it's because the young people didn't have a mother or father or both that parented them or that their parents don't share the same moral fabric.

[@jennieredd]

What an incredible woman with a brilliant mind. And such a great family history.

[@lorrainebrown3536]

What a lovely well spoken lady! Beautiful! So enjoyed listening to her story! She is quite bright! Don’t know when this was filmed but today she would be 103 when I’m viewing this! She does very well remembering names, books & authors! Love this lady! God Bless Her! ❤️🙏

[@MRGAMAJAVRDDJB]

Wow I could LISTEN TO HER AND LEARN.... PLEASE I need to hear more from this Beautiful Lady. What a treasure..

[@suemcculley7449]

Every person in this world has an interesting story to tell....even the dull and ignorant.....very interesting story!! Good for her! I loved her story!!💗

[@agamemnonpadar5706]

So very true

[@onetry7406]

Hearing her story really helps explain her outlook on life.

[@PatriotAcresinTexas]

Bless this Lady's heart. I enjoyed every minute of her interview. If she is still living, I hope she's still healthy and happy.

[@alexandercove1194]

You are so right....the college educated people who stagnated in a intellectual cul-de-sac

[@alexandercove1194]

An inte.....correction

[@peek-a-boo7877]

She would be 104

[@harrieelias5756]

I appreciate your choice of selecting this beautiful soul. I couldn’t stop listening to her. She is very humble grounded lady. She is not going to miss this corrupt evil world 🌎 at all. She even said I am glad I am leaving. Lovely lady.

[@LaDominicana2011]

Watching her makes me miss my grandma. She used to tell the most interesting stories.

[@gloriapena3649]

You were a very good mother. Children, the more you give them, the more they want. The new generation of mothers I see are suffocating when it comes to their children. It is more like they are trying to outdo each other. And you are correct mam, they stopped growing because they are living in their children's lives. They do not nurture the husband and do not allow him to nurture them, their partner. They wake up one day and dot even know each other.

[@sonofode902]

Such a wise woman, I very much obliged to listen to what she offered to passed away (story, experience, advice and lesson). Here is some notes I am able to get, as a way to say thanks. -Invest in property (land)... (if you lost everything at least you have ground to lie when you die) - Be independent in 16, give a young person an opportunity to be the master of their own fate (destiny) after you provide everything all the available tools of live that you are able to give to them. 28:45 "you can't teach a child you can only show a child." Teaching by examples. Not from what you say your child are learning from, they learned from what you did. 43:20 "somewhat the result of giving them all the education.. (the freedom)... without asking them to control themselves (self control)... we want to get away from that rigid notion you got to (this and that)..(reject)..revolution so they become so free that they can't never settle...intelligent, incredibly creative, and totaly inadequate to live life." Consequences of free and detached from everything, include "the good ground" which all good things comes from. The rights that comes without responsibility... the one sided coin spell.. the snake's pitch sales.. "do what thy wilt". 45:20 "parents have influences to their children through osmosis (ideas)" Learned new word "osmosis" (push); the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge, etc. 55:30 "do what you like to do, behave your self." Free yet in boundary. Again, thank you sir for sharing, passing these informations. More power to you. Gin,

[@gardensofthegods]

Several times in here she talked about eating grass what do you think she meant by that ? DC cement eating grains ...cereals , or wheatgrass ? I don't know what she means .

[@gardensofthegods]

Call satyam it was frustrating that she really did not give many dates and I'm trying to figure out when she actually moved to the United States ...what year .

[@sonofode902]

@@gardensofthegods give me the minute she said it, I would give you my interpretation of it.

[@elisabethmulder4315]

@@gardensofthegods At the beginning she mentions she was born in April 1918, at the end of WO1. Later she said she was 16 when she came the the US, so that must have been 1934.

[@kristiejones7420]

​@@gardensofthegods she was born 1918 & I believe she came to USA when she was 16 so I'm guessing 1034

[@gloriapena3649]

Just shared with my husband how every newlywed couple should be shown your interview. Agai, well done.

[@lizzy__brock]

I love this. I tried to always get information from my grandparents (both passed). One side I got a bit, my mothers side almost nothing. I primarily just got “just the facts” and not so much any stories. at the time, i didn’t know history as well so i really didn’t even conceptualize wars going on, the depression, etc. such a great piece for her relatives!

[@kathybell7407]

One of the most wonderful woman I have ever heard speak !!!!What a gift she gives to all of us through Her life experiences and words of wisdom for us to learn from.... even today Feb 2020.... even though what the world BRINGS TO US..., it’s how we react and what we do about it that makes a difference in our own lives..... and our family n friends WOW I she’s a fantastic Thank you for sharing this video!!❤️ Kathy Washington State

[@pamelawherey4583]

Kathy Bell 💜💙💚

[@songbird5266]

I am working on my family history now, while my parents and their siblings are still sharp and alive. There have been so many records that they have corrected...names, addresses, etc., that I would never have known without eye-witness accounts. Oral history is so wonderful and valuable. Thank you so much for the work that you do.

[@joeynice123]

What amazing time capsules you have created.

[@avalanche9026]

When people where different. Lots of class. Respect. She’s such sweet old lady everybody would wish such nice grandma ?? Bless you

[@WhispersFromTheDark]

This Lady is facisinating to listen to. Good job on the interview and keeping her engaged. I hope she's still happy & healthy.

[@AlpacaRenee]

So sad. This is a good example of why solitary confinement is so punishing. God bless her soul.

[@ruthokelley5833]

Beautiful! Just a beautiful honest grounded senior! Her heart has always been in the right place...even though she did not always have all the answers! Her story, had heart and soul. She was like a willow tree...she learned how to bend when the winds came! ❤️

[@JaVi-wf1gl]

My grandparents were kids WWII time, then adults East German time. They never told any stories. Kinda how that particular generation is. I love stories from the generations before us.

[@user-ht4ii1wi6u]

I really love when people describe old gardens

[@OldLadyFarmer58]

I wish I had her as a Mother, I relate to her wisdom.

[@jks3414]

I believe her German upbringing was so embedded with what we call responsibilities - and the children learn this very young in German culture- that perhaps her point of view is a bit harsh or abrasive to the American cotton candy thought processes. I can relate to many of her thoughts and appreciate her straight forwardness. Interesting to hear a woman express candor over her children!

[@orianes2851]

I am German. And yes the older generation had a pretty harsh and strict upbringing. I felt some of that from my great grandparents & grandparents. In my family, it always seemed like the older generation had a pretty hard time showing emotions and feelings.

[@pamelamcfadden337]

Please stop denigrating Americans. Your generalization is Gross. I lived in Germany many years , People are the same all over the world. Some good, some bad.

[@Caperhere]

Pamela McFadden I don’t find anyone is denigrating America here ? We have a large German population on the south shore of Nova Scotia. Generally speaking, they invest in land.

[@orianes2851]

Pamela McFadden Nobody is denigrating the USA. I must disagree with you that people are the same all over.

[@BeautifullyResilient23]

Thank you for being the portal for people to share their stories. It's amazing! I hear things that I can't fathom & things that I know oh so well, while this woman & I were born decades apart. It's amazing how some things travel down the generational lines. She's authentic!

[@bonnieikamas1201]

She reminds me of my dear mother-in-law, who was of Lithuanian descent but born in Canada. Wish we’d have video taped her like this. Thanks so very much!!!🌹

[@bm.3759]

it would be nice to make these.

[@adeleg444]

I love this lady! She is so real and interesting. I agree completely with her philosophy!

[@sandeboyer8279]

I love this woman.. what a life. Smart teacher thru crisis comes actions..

[@chellastation]

It's always about the experience that makes you grow as a person and not the piece of paper that says it.

[@lyndawood7937]

What a lovely lady. Hope she is still alive and healthy. Glad she had a lovely upbringing. She is super.

[@chipke7]

Thank you sir this was a very loving and warm story. This woman has a lot of wisdom.

[@Bomber411]

🔥 Wunderbar! Is Oma still alive? Bless her heart, what a positively delightful woman! David, you have such a lovely and unique channel. You bring us the most amazing videos of some of the most phenomenal humans, in their own simple and beautiful ways. These videos are absolutely invaluable. I think you and your channel are entirely underrated and ought to have millions of subscribers. I'm always floored when I see how few people are here commenting or reacting. Hit that LIKE button people, leave a comment... it'll get David more exposure and Creator knows, everyone could use some free life lessons and stories from this variety of humans. ❤ Thank you, David. 🙌

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you. David Hoffman filmmaker

[@MienemLeben]

I highly doubt that she is alive. She would be 104 years old this year.

[@Bomber411]

@@MienemLeben one of my best friends passed away at the young age of 102. He was wonderful and so full of life. The chances of Oma here being alive still is slim, but not impossible. :) Imagine watching the world change as much as our elders have. Wild to think about. I've been around since 81 and I've seen my own share of changes, but these gems in human form here, they've seen it all.

[@janjohnson3363]

We all have families with history. Some sounds so grand some very fearful. I call myself henz 57 for I'm born from many different people's from many different countries. That's what it is to be a American citizen.

[@SteveSilverActor]

Thank you for sharing this, David. I'm sorry your business model wasn't successful, as I like this idea. Another idea is to do a video version of "Story Corps" on public radio, where the interviews are conducted by close family or friends, which makes it very intimate. Another is working with families to create videographies of their loved ones before they pass on. Either of these could function as a for-profit or non-profit model.

[@lorindamartinez4337]

You know this woman is very wise I enjoyed hearing her tell her story our kids don't get it yet they're going to be old and they're going to want to remember all she's so lovely my grandfather was 12 years old when the Titanic sunk he was around when the airplanes he was around when the phones came I thought they lived it all miss him

[@WhiteWolfBlackStar]

I wanted to do that with my grandparents. My mother made sure that didn't happen. My grandparents raised me when I was very little. They were some of the most fascinating people you could ever hope to meet. they were from The Greatest Generation. That generation didn't come by that name by accident! My grandmother passed away before I got my camera, now SHE was the one I would have given the world to interview, my grandfather was fascinating as well. It breaks my heart I couldn't have recorded their stories and immortalized them on the net. A week doesn't pass that I think at how my grandmother would have marveled at using the internet! She loved to study, loved information. If I remember correctly, she was always taking classes at the colleges on something interesting, she was in Stanford when she was 60 studying something when I went over one time. She was the most incredible person. I hope kids do their own interviews of their families, even if they do nothing with it. One day their will cherish those videos.

[@98Zai]

23:53 LOL!!! She said her mother was too smart, and that proves it. What a lovely gift. 47:17 Perhaps an explanation for the soccermom trend we've seen the past 20 years. I foresee a shift back to more loosely raised children in the future. What a great interview, and style of interview. I wish my grandparents had done something like this.

[@tseringbeauclerk320]

Kindness is my religious. I respect your choice.Thank you so much for your kind advice. Love and compassion to you all.

[@kateburk2168]

I am German descent, they came from Saxony. On the other side of my DNA coin, Irish & Scottish esp the Borders area. I was given one of those test kits last yr. however I've been hesitant at sending it in. They can't tell you nor others the story behind the curtain. I am 70+ and family history has always been of interest ever since attending the first family reunion at about age 5. There was this story I had heard, tracked down the 'proof' and am hoping one day to see the old estate with own eyes.

[@helenjohnson7583]

Kate Burk Do send in the DNA test! It at least can be helpful in making connections, even if the science isn’t perfect!

[@blueautumn5058]

What a sweet smart lady whose had a very full life, and still has all her faculties , I truly enjoyed listening to her . Great interview. She is quite interesting , I could listen t her life story all day, , World War 2 era certainly was different and much better than today, This woman has definitely passed on , she was born 1918, its 2022,

[@KathyAZ]

Loved her story and insights. Thanks!!

[@debbieobryan5607]

Thankyou David for posting this video. What a great Lady. Love the chap that interviewed her he was very understanding and polite.

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

I really enjoyed this interview because she described her childhood as one that I wish for every child in the world to experience. At first it sounds like she didn't like her daughter "Bonnie." However, after you promted her for more information, I realized that she was heartbroken for Bonnie and her children. The end of the interview was fascinating because she did have a lot to say to her descendents, even if she didn't realize it. Loved it!

[@patriciajohnsonson8639]

My mother was born and raised in Germany. She met an American soldier during WW II and married him shortly after the war ended. She and my father remained married their entire lives. As I listen to this lady speak about her rich childhood and that she was spoiled, I can’t help but notice how different her story was from my mother’s story. My mother was a very poor German girl. She didn’t know her father and my mother ended up in a foster home. She finally found her mother when she was 14 years old. Such a different childhood from this lovely lady’s.

[@annazapata4423]

Leisure is hard to become accustomed to if you were born into a working class family. I wish I could appreciate doing nothing productive now that I have time to pursue leisurely activities.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

I sure don't appreciate doing nothing, Anna. David Hoffman-filmmaker

[@marystachowiak7272]

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Perhaps because you don't appreciate what you don't do... Nothing! Blessings.

[@joebloggs619]

Yes, I am from such a background. I need very little, precisely because I was raised to be frugal, self disciplined about material needs and desires, fill time productively, waste not, want not etc. One can get by on very little and not have a need to be always slaving away at a certain point in life. But, what working class people who fantasise about not having to work don't realise is just how important work is, for other than purely materialistic reasons eg to get money.We hate work. It is a "4letter word". But, ironically, we need it, to haves purpose in live, a reason to get up and go. Oh, sure, you can have nice relationships or fun. Eat, sleep, drink, be merry with your friends and family but there is a limit to how much of that you can do before it bored one stupid. And then what? So, that is why we need work. Even when we are very old. It keeps us young and alive, like this very nice senior European lady. She looks remarkably good, given her years. The work can be anything that interests you and it does not have to be paid or make you famous or give you great awards, accolades etc. Just something you value and which others might also appreciate. This is particularly important for poor working class people. The bottom falls out of their lives once they lose their jobs because their whole life and identity has revolved around "What job I do". When it's gone, there is nothing, just this terrible void. I have been through that experience and it was hell. Until I realised I could handle it by simply filling that void by doing any sort of meaningful work, even something as mundane as cleaning your house thoroughly. I got great relief by cleaning every square inch of every floor, wall, ceiling etc of my apartment. It sounds insane and it probably was, but I needed to do work to escape the void and could not get a replacement job, so I did this. I then progressed to cleaning and exercising my body, my mind and then I decided to become self sufficient and make everything , grow everything I needed, which is a lot of hard work and very interesting if you dare try it. After mastering that, I figured it was time to start on exploring and developing any hidden talents I might have eg creativity. Not to be famous or somehow important. Just for the sheer joy and pride of saying to myself "Hey, I can do that!". Nobody else needs to know. That is how I made the void disappear. By replacing one form of work with other forms. As soon as I tire of one form or it has run its course and goes stale, astypically happens to creative types who need change, excitement, variety, stimulation, I just find another form of work, a new project to start on.If creative types don't do such things, the void just sucks them into this vast bottomless mental dark chasm that swallows them up. They often end up addicted to drugs, alcohol etc or take their own lives.So, it is imperative to always have work or a purpose in life, even if one is very senior, even in a senior citizens retirement home to be cared for and protected.Many people, especially migrants displaced by wars, disasters, migration etc wonder about their origins because they have so little information and, really, it is important to know where you came from, in order to make sense of your present and figure out where to go next. There needs to be a kind of continuous flow from the past to the present to the future, to make sense of our lives. We may not like our past and it's effect on our present but it happened and cannot be undone. So best to face it and come to terms with it. However, you cannot face your past if you have insufficient information about your origins. You feel like you exist in a vacuum, just sprung out of nowhere. Not apleasant gelling, given that everybody else seems to have a clearly visible past, whether good or bad. At least they know it. So, the work this lady is doing is very important. To somebody. It doesn't have to be great history changing work. Just something by an ordinary little person, a working class person, which in it's hble modest way will give others something to value because it gives answers to questions they may be seeking answers to in their life. I once met a girl who was adopted and pregnant with her first bably and felt so alone, despite having good adoptive parents. She became obsessed with meeting her biological mother. To discuss how she must have felt when he had her first baby or this pregnant girl. People explained to her this might be unwise because it might hurt the feelings of her good adoptive parents and her biological mum may have strong personal reasons for not wishing to ever know her adopted daughter. But she was determined and hot help from others assisting such people with information. She finally found her biological mother just as her baby was due. It was an incredibly emotional experience because even her very old grandmother aged in her late nineties was still alive and well and four generations of women were able to be together at once and so pleased they had been able to meet, thanks to the work of others who have this girl the information she needed to find her biological mother, who was wishing she could find her illegitimate only child she had given up for adoption, out of family shame. And she never married or had anything to do with men since. The girl said "Good. So now I found my real m, let's try to find my true dad and maybe he will be missing you and want to be reunited with you and his his daughter and now also his grandchild.." It sounded like a great idea but her biological mother refused to cooperate and told her flatly that the father, an itinerant fruit picker from overseas, did not love her, did not want his child and had made that very clear and just left suddenly as soon as he became aware of her pregnancy and expectation by her mother, the old lady, that he would marry her. So, no use looking for him. But the girl was determined to find her biological father, too. She had this fantasy about him being extremely handsome and charming, which heust have been, as she was an attractive girl. So she kept hunting for information. She had to know, to make sense of her present life. Her adopted mother got angry, first time ever and said there was no need to know anything hung because she was u wanted, dumped in an adoption place by her biological mother and rescued by her adoptive one. But this was insufficient information for the girl. People asked her why this crazy and potentially dangerous obsession with her biological family. She replied "Because I had a baby and I want my child to know about her past and not suffer the gaps in the puzzle that I have endured all my life that caused me so much anxiety, stress, sadness, of just not knowing, always wondering...".

[@Caperhere]

Annemarie May You were the bio Mom? Also, you have some interesting ideas. Many people don’t want to not work, they would like to be able to afford a home, car, and not have to lose everything, should they become sick. Being a teenager in the seventies, I too lived in a house where you heard about it if you left a room without turning out the light, or ran water longer than needed. It was just common sense; to waste not, want not. School was like that, too. Any papers handed out were printed on both sides. The classrooms had a mud room to not waste heat. There was an attitude of respecting the environment then. As a society, we were beginning to get in the mindset of becoming environmentally responsible. Then came the eighties, and for some reason, that all seemed to go out the window, and the new mantra was “ buy, buy, buy”. As far as I can see, that is the point where people began to value themselves and each other by what we owned, not what we did, or who we were. We seemed to confuse our self worth with consumption. I know people say TV has no affect on us, but I think it does. We looked and look to fictional, violent screens to tell us what our ideals are, what a family is supposed to be. Imagine if we all agreed to live without entertainment for one month. I wonder how much children and even adults are subconsciously changed by watching guns and murder every day. I remember when violence on TV used to haunt me, give me bad dreams. Now people are exposed to violence almost constantly. TV and then the internet held so much promise as a teaching medium. Now it’s click, click, everyone mesmerized by how many ‘ likes’ they’ll get on social media. That little shot of dopamine has become a sly addiction. Oh well; I guess we will muddle through life as best we can.😊

[@AlisaStreet]

I really like her .... just so sweet

[@joycetappen4204]

A beautiful person an so understanding.

[@joycetappen4204]

I AM TURNING 90 IN AUGUST and found so much to learn and found her so inspiring.

[@lindadevers63]

Train up a child, in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. God's Holy Word

[@dorothywillms115]

Linda,that’s what this lady lacked. Sure she had an interesting life but what did she really have to pass on. She didn’t have a faith in Jesus Christ and wondered why her kids became hippies and Budists and were divorced. We all need a foundation. We need God in our lives. So few want to listen. I wrote more about receiving salvation in another comment on this thread. I do agree that kids get smothered now a days.

[@elizabethannegrey6285]

What a fascinating interview. This lady has certainly led a remarkable life. Thank you for this glimpse into another era, another lifestyle.

[@aliciafranco5704]

Amazing how this wonderful woman's thoughts mirror present day grievances😗😍💘

[@somersetdc]

Especially when she speaks about young people taking on massive debt to become professionals and how wrong, detrimental and crushing this debt is. I think she would support Bernie Sanders.

[@mariemosier9805]

She is so right about so many things.

[@annoin]

Your family will definitely miss you when your gone. You have wisdom, they just don't see that yet!!

[@liwmld]

how wonderful of her to leave this for her children and grandchildren. don't we all want to tell our own stories? and indeed we leave a legacy to our descendants. it sounds like she had a good life, which she enjoyed very much. it is a good thing that her offspring will know about their grandparents and even their great-grandparents. i hear the soft German accent which reminds me of my own beloved grandmother. i find it interesting that even though she is German and born about 8 years after my own grandmother, how completely different their lives were. my own grandmother knew nothing but hard labour and strong faith in GOD her whole life. that is the legacy she has left our family.

[@lindatwilleytwilley8334]

Out on her own at age 16 is amazing.Even at that time im sure she had some help from family! More difficult and a different culture today with renting or buying a home at such a young age

[@98Zai]

She also moved to a foreign country as an immigrant at that age, so double the amazing. That is next to impossible today, at least moving to the US.

[@roselee4445]

I doubt helped

[@kathysyphrit5713]

Interesting her childhood was much like mine. We had gardens to eat from, and children plated outside till dark in our neighborhood, the kids on our street would be sent to the meat market for our dinner and the bakery for our dessert. Many homes had gardens for flowers on their dinner table. Music was played on the front porches on our street and we blocked off our street so us kids could dance in the brick made street. Everyone looked after each other and helped if a family had someone sick. We would entertain them as they sat in the front window not feeling well, with hope we brought them joy. America was very different them before all this hate for each other. Our neighbors were our family too.

[@heatherfling7820]

Thank you. Thank you.

[@shawnlivers2757]

What a precious soul! I loved listening to her shared experiences, what a gift. Thank you, David Hoffman 🙏🏽.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Thank you Shawn for your comment. If your resources allow, I would sure appreciate your using the THANKS button under any of my videos including the one you have commented on. It is something new that KZbin is beta testing and would mean a great deal for my continuing efforts. David Hoffman filmmaker

[@katherineclarke3135]

I love this conversation. She's quite a lovely seasoned human. Thanks ⚘

[@amogus694]

Even though she's fluent in English you can still hear that German accent

[@pamelahunter2053]

Yeah, I like it.

[@caterina_music]

Lovely lady, intelligent and interesting. Good to hear her story.

[@barbaraolson600]

My grandmother’s and my grandfather’s families were already in the USA by the time this lady arrived but there is mush that’s the same,much love and thank you for posting.

[@hollyhoopes7540]

What a beautiful, insightful women..BE PROUD

[@theokirkley]

School doesn't make you smart. Reading does

[@Bageera63]

Thank you for sharing, Mrs. Slater. Rest in Peace. I am glad she was able to get out of Germany when she did. And all things considered, she had a pretty good life! My Mama was German, survived WW2, married an American GI, and they had 35 really good years together, and then Dad died. I really get Mrs. Slater. And when she talked about Riemenschneider, well...brilliant sculptor! I hope her family cherishes her interview. Thank you for sharing the video, David! btw, her husband was quite the mover and shaker! Maybe Walter Isaacson will do a book about this family.

[@ianandshirleygibson7105]

Wow I wish I knew this lady, how amazing. I wish more all people were like you. Shirley Gibson New Zealand

[@patigrove9937]

What a wonderful woman!!! She is so full of wisdom!!! My heart goes out for her full life. But I too was a hippie!! Lol.

[@barbarabryonwisdom231]

I wish I knew some of her wisdom growing up. Am so enjoying this.

[@alexandercove1194]

Your mother was wise...all those book that she said not to read. .she knew you would

[@justinemcmillan2779]

Im 69. i'm like you. For me, the world is moving very fasr.in a direction I dont always like or approave of.Like you, Im grateful for my grounding and my chikdhood. There were some bad things but i got over it. .Religion doesnt work, but a relationahip with Jesus does work. He Loves You.

[@cklg88]

Wunderbar! I'm German and proud of my heritage.

[@michele2161]

What a gift it was to hear this lady speak.

[@robbiejenkins4379]

Beautiful amazing story, thank you for sharing your family history

[@marilynhart2125]

Lol, the two hippies. I love hearing her story. She is so blessed.

[@OneBlueFroggy]

Such a lovely lady, I enjoyed that. Great concept for videos, to hear the actual background from a relative. Most don't have a background that interesting, at least in my family, they don't. But I would love to have had a video of my mother, just to hear her voice again, talking about anything. She has been gone now for almost 30 years. 👍 🇨🇦 ✌️

[@sarahreid3467]

I Loved this lady's story. So well told. Life sounds so wonderful back then.

[@maidenmarian1]

She is very smart. I'm listening carefully. Very interesting. So captivating!!!

[@redredwine1277]

I enjoyed watching, very entertaining. THANK YOU 🌷 👌🏽

[@connielipp8648]

Thank you for sharing Mr. Hoffman ..

[@alexandercove1194]

I love you! You make others like you feel we also are not crazy ..you were NEVER stupid... Thank you for fighting for young people!

[@terrymoore565]

Her ancestors were Tartian..decent. I love her story..wonder why she is not living with her wonderful daughter, she is hardly a wondering nightmare..! She should not feel stupid, she is far more educated than her grandchildren. To allow with no structure or discipline..you have the self serving bleeding hearts today.

[@reasonsderanged]

Terry Moore is you mean like Tartarian architecture

[@staceyspangler219]

Love her .so much to say .iv always wonder what some thought about the way this world has changed.thank you so much that you have a lot to say thats from life and haert..

[@bellaangus1213]

Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking. What a amazing soul ♥️

[@maryjanebeaton8454]

Another really great factual life story.

[@elizabethconroy7665]

What an interesting and loving Lady

[@davideldred.campingwilder6481]

That woman was fantastic and really steamrolled it home with a LOT of very common sense remarks...

[@BassForever44]

Oh David, I was just starting the day and put this as “background sound” and here is this AMAZING lady!!! Once more, thanks!

[@Ianjcarroll]

One can only hope and sometimes dream that an opportunity presents itself to tell a life story like this. Beautiful, thoughtful, and so very insightful. Thank you David for sharing.

[@teresaduvall6269]

Wonderful interview. Lovely lady.

[@juliblued]

I wonder about Bonnie. She sounds like she may have had ADHD. I love all the details she so worried about being sidetracked on. I've never met someone so aware of themselves. She know her flaws and admits them. She's great.

[@trope5105]

many ppl who are getting early on set something or other, are almost always aware of their wondering minds. it could just remain at an attention deficit level, or it could morph into one of the horrible diseases that attack the brain. they are almost always like this though when they are going south. they want to always tell their family stories, get very scared of information being lossed, and the worse they get, the only thing they remember is the past, and that morphs into them mistaken their relatives such as grand kids as their own siblings, or the as the grand kids parents, which would be their own kin. im not saying she has any of this, if she did then it was very early on, just starting if you will, but i would say that she is just experiencing attention deficit of some sort,

[@annalo9029]

@@trope5105 😊

[@lesrolon40]

I have ADD and this happens to me. I always have to "self rail" myself to the main topic on a conversation, I have been conscience of my attention deficit since a kid, even when little was spoken about the disorder. I admit that the consistent scolding of me wandering off during conversations, made me feel guilty of boring people- so I became as this lady is- so self-aware of redirecting and abbreviating info. I dealt with that guilty feeling and self-esteem issues related to ADD through years of therapy.

[@nilgiridreaming]

wow. smart german lady who is adorable and smart. Lucky grandkids! Bet she is a great old fashioned cook...

[@reginalewilliams4472]

About the this world she says she's glad she is leaving it, not her loved ones, she clearly loves her people.

[@Alexian9]

Amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@sarahwhite8698]

I loved her story, love her!

[@silverpairaducks]

I'm old...love it

[@marystachowiak7272]

My father's family from Warsaw Poland sold Arabian horses, Viktor Stachowiak, (last name Englandarsized) born Dec. 7. 1920! Much of this is a mirror of my parents! My mom was born Sept. 8,1930 in Germany in Herzogenuorach...(Puma Shoes and great great.. Grandmother Queen Kunigunda) I wonder at the common threads that run through so many kindred lives! My mother too was proud of her life. Thinking Jesus held her family aloft. May God's Trinity Bless you.

[@margyeoman3564]

Well your story sounds very believable, the Polish Arabians are still famous and coveted and expensive.

[@weeannie495]

Germany was starving after the first world war

[@rhrful]

Prior to 1870, Germany was merely a conglomeration of Principalities with little to no cohesion. Fighting through the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, followed by the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 (manufactured in part by Bismarck to unifyGermany), and further followed by incredible industrialization over the following 40 years to the extent that Germany rivaled Britain as an industrialized powerhouse (net of Colonies), Germany had already, by time of WWI, experienced unbelievable transition - only to be further followed by WWI, Reparation, Depression/Inflation, Naziism, WWII, division of Germany into East & West, then the Cold War and the Berlin Wall and its subsequent fall in 1991, to where Germany sits as a European powerhouse today. Seldom, if ever, has a 'country' undergone such a massive and extreme transition in such a short time. Granted, this woman perhaps didn't live to see the fall of the Berlin wall and beyond; she is, nevertheless, a product of the fascinating era of German history, coupled with the significant influence of her emigration to the USA, which has challenged or mellowed her conservative heritage. This lovely person is unknowingly a product of all these events, which makes for a fascinating interview!

[@helenjohnson7583]

Bob Rowan In response to an earlier comment, David replied that this interview was filmed in 2006. (So the subject would have been 88 or 89 years old.)

[@moniquemosley2122]

What year was this interview? This lady is a treasure. The best history is oral history.

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

2006. David Hoffman - filmmaker

[@woodspigs]

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker so is she still alive on earth?

[@cocobutterchin6768]

@@woodspigs Not Alive

[@janefedelini4015]

Such wisdom!!!

[@shazzorama]

Some very surprising and wise insights this lady has.