I had to get a couple of items
for my upcoming trip yesterday, so I took a road trip. The weather was crappy and the travel slow going; but I made it there and home, safe and sound. As I was
unpacking my goodies this morning, I decided I just might as well pack and get
it over with.
I couldn't help but remember that this
time last year I was rushing to meet my girlfriend at YYZ to hop a plane to YUL
for a last minute weekend getaway. As an avid concert goer, I was lucky enough
to catch The Eagles in Toronto on the Thursday night, then Bon Jovi in Montreal
the following Saturday night. Hard to believe it’s been a year... A year since my sister
decided that because she wasn't the one chosen for the jaunt, she’d stop
speaking to me indefinitely. (...In The Long Run POST)
A year later, we still talk openly as a
family about her choice. We’re all in agreement it was for the best. If it hadn't been this incident, it would have been something equally as petty, that resulted in the demise. Guess our family philosophy is simple: you can’t please
someone who is ultimately unpleasable.
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| We traveled to Staci last Easter so we could spend the day as a family. TAKEN: APRIL 2014 |
So I flash forward to my own three children.
Because my siblings are all so much older, my biggest fear raising my three would be they would estrange from one and other as they grew into adults.
Because my siblings are all so much older, my biggest fear raising my three would be they would estrange from one and other as they grew into adults.
Well, they're grown.
I am pleased to report that they have evolved into three very different individuals that are siblings. Varying interests and varying lifestyles. Have they had their challenges with each other over the years? Absolutely. Have they written the other off? Not a chance!
Matter a fact, at times they have been closer to each other than to both of us as their parents. I love that they can agree to disagree but ultimately look out for one and other. As I approach my 50th birthday, I can't help but be reminded that my Mother died at 57 years of age. Here's hoping they will always find a way to unconditionally support one and other. God forbid that Jukebox stops speaking to his sister because she took Goob to a Nicki Minaj concert instead of him.
Matter a fact, at times they have been closer to each other than to both of us as their parents. I love that they can agree to disagree but ultimately look out for one and other. As I approach my 50th birthday, I can't help but be reminded that my Mother died at 57 years of age. Here's hoping they will always find a way to unconditionally support one and other. God forbid that Jukebox stops speaking to his sister because she took Goob to a Nicki Minaj concert instead of him.
Who the hell am I kidding? Jukebox thinks Nicki Minaj is a fecking idiot!
Just like that, a silly sibling write off has been averted!!
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