Think About It

In preparation of an upcoming holiday trip to West Virginia I have started reading about the Hatfields and McCoys. Now, for you West Virginians who might take offense to being painted with the same brush as the two families, please let me explain. For years, our family has been regaled with stories about how our family had a presence in Logan County, West Virginia back in the day, so I thought I’d start to do a little research and where better to start than with some of the most studied families in United States history. I am just beginning my reading, but I have already learned a couple of things. First, understanding the feud between the Hatfields and McCoys is tough because of the number of people involved – some of whom were related to the principle families on both sides of the conflict. Yet, I think the most important thing I have learned is that feuds aren’t necessarily fueled by incidents, that comes from a lack of forgiveness for the incidents. Especially early in this f