He describes his father as a storyteller, whose stories increased business for the family coffee shop. He also writes in his memoirs (Կեանքի Ուղիներով, "Along Life's Paths") about his rich maternal uncle Mikishka, and estimates that his net worth in several millions of dollars. Vratsian recounts how his 'cheap' and 'stingy 'maternal uncle Mikishka gave him the equivalent of 20 modern US cents for a 2,000 kilometer journey. He also recalls how later, when he was getting involved in Armenian political parties, he was going to be a member of the Social-Democrat Hnchakian Party. However, he and his friend accidentally walked into a Dashnak meeting, themselves becoming Dashnaks. He also describes Dashnak General Congresses in detail, such as which member of the congress wanted an alliance with Russia, who wanted to fund the curing of Armenian villagers from lice, which hotel he stayed in, and who he became friends with. He describes friendships with Rostom, Hamazasp, Andranik, Armen Garo, Aram Manukian, and others. He even describes how those friendships began. For example, in the second volume of his memoir "Կեանքի Ուղիներով", he tells how he was a teacher of Armenian History for a year. One of his students who always disrupted class was Andranik's daughter. Vratsian hit Andranik's daughter, and was summoned to the Headmaster's office. There he met Andranik, and when Vratsian explained why he had hit his daughter, Andranik thanked Vratsian for disciplining her.