How can I get to day twenty-three and only now mention children? It wasn't that difficult. I have two wonderful, yet unique to themselves, daughters. Each has their own personalities, but I love them both. We have what you would call a modern day family. Four people, each with different last names, but love flows between all of us. Family is the people you hold closest to your heart. They accept you when you are at your lowest; they cheer you at your highest and they are always there for you as you are for them.
Family doesn't have to be blood, It can be a group of individuals that share the same interests and have a common love for each other. It could be a group of individuals that have gone through trauma together. There are so many factors. I feel lucky that I have the family that I do. I love them all. Everyone, including myself come with our own instruction manual, but after you've read it a few times you begin to understand that that is what makes family great. We all know and recognize the limits that we each have, and respect boundaries.
I watched a news cast the other week, there was a story about a pair of loons that adopted a baby duckling and are raising it as their own. If nature can do this generous action, then surely we can do the same thing.
Hold onto your family, keep you loved ones close and communicate how you feel about them. Leave no conversation unspoken. Since we know nothing about an afterlife, lets assume now is the only time that words will be spoken. I know I express my love to my family always; even annoyingly so. And I don't care if my girls are embarrassed about how much I love and cherish them. That is what mothers do.
Be kind, love always, and for gosh sake, Smile! :) And when necessary, be a loon.
Family doesn't have to be blood, It can be a group of individuals that share the same interests and have a common love for each other. It could be a group of individuals that have gone through trauma together. There are so many factors. I feel lucky that I have the family that I do. I love them all. Everyone, including myself come with our own instruction manual, but after you've read it a few times you begin to understand that that is what makes family great. We all know and recognize the limits that we each have, and respect boundaries.
I watched a news cast the other week, there was a story about a pair of loons that adopted a baby duckling and are raising it as their own. If nature can do this generous action, then surely we can do the same thing.
Hold onto your family, keep you loved ones close and communicate how you feel about them. Leave no conversation unspoken. Since we know nothing about an afterlife, lets assume now is the only time that words will be spoken. I know I express my love to my family always; even annoyingly so. And I don't care if my girls are embarrassed about how much I love and cherish them. That is what mothers do.
Be kind, love always, and for gosh sake, Smile! :) And when necessary, be a loon.
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