We Are Family
This being Thanksgiving Eve, with travels happening, meals prepping and people gathering, I thought I’d rerun one of my very favorite reruns because FAMILY
♥ oooooh, family ♥
! Enjoy !
I tend to write about back in the day, family memories
A. Lot.
& some have said it seems as if I experienced a storybook childhood.
Brady Bunch-ish, all perfect and fun and sunshiny
& yep, I would definitely have to agree.
Born Child #3 in a two boy / four girl, tight unit, I couldn’t have asked for two better human beings to call Parents.
It really was quite wonderful.
But you know how it is with memories, in most cases, as Barbra Streisand so beautifully sings, we simply choose to forget
It’s the laughter we remember, the pleasant, and as with every family, as with life,
everything wasn’t always easy.
Dad would be the first to say there was an abundance of squabbling, many disagreements, and a multitude of NO FAIR !!
banters
bickers
time outs
tears
slammed doors
I’m never talking to you again
TELL HIM TO STOP LOOKING AT ME !!
Maaaaaaaaaaaa !!
Oh yes.
There were plenty
But, there was also patience
& understanding
& acceptance
& kindness
& encouragement
& trust
& guidance
& hope
& love
yep
a whole lotta love.
Because we’re family.
We may not always agree.
We may drive each other absolutely !! gaaaaaaaa !!
We may wish to hand over that slap upside the head or a hearty kick in the arse
& try as we might, we may never be able to see eye to eye.
We embarrass.
We exasperate.
We yell
We cry.
We coddle, we coax, we tolerate and we tumble.
We bubble over in happy.
We revel with pride.
We thank.
We appreciate
& we hug.
We big, BIG HUG.
We persist through the bad.
We share in the good.
We keep our hearts open.
We try
& we continue to ride, ride, ride this roller coaster of a journey together.
TOGETHER.
Because we’re family.
