Thread:Nuicakes/@comment-27108021-20160208223726/@comment-26430525-20160210221057

"Small world" ... Exactly why I fear my family probably knows yours! My dad worked for the newspaper and I swear he knows everyone on the island.

(Small world example) When I was little I remember finding someone's pet rabbit in our yard. Then I heard someone calling for "Aaron". We knew everyone except the new neighbors up the street so I asked if they lost a rabbit. I remember the owner saying that Aaron was her daughter's rabbit.

Flash forward to California and my hubby was in a meeting with new clients. He commented on one guy's shirt and they started talking ... "My wife's from Hawaii" "My wife's from Hawaii too" "My wife grew up in Manoa" "My wife grew up in Manoa too!"

So the guy told my husband a little about the house and street. I casually mentioned it to my parents and they said "we know the family".

The next time they met, my hubby said "small world, your wife's maiden name is XXX and she once owned a white rabbit named Aaron".

Of the flip side, I have a childhood friend who learned that she was adopted after her parents passed away. Second shock was that my grandmother great aunt knew.