I was cleaning up this and found my pile of birthday cards (just a few weeks old). Before I put them away I always read them one more time. What I noticed this year was the change in family. My sister, divorced a year, has a new boyfriend who signed the card... but the one that really got me was Shaun's family. This year they signed it "love you". I know it may sound weird... after all it's not like she signed it "mom."... but it meant a lot to me realizing that I have a growing family.
It is weird how easy it comes.. I was raised with my family, and as the youngest I am the last to experience that "in-law" part of a relationship. I have always wondered how easy or hard it would be to love an entire extended family like they are my own. And I'm learning... not as hard as one would think. It started with a just some hugs and Christmas gifts... but now I have a whole new list of people I can call family.
Maybe it's just special to me... see my dad's family was absent most of my life... a long and detailed family story that can just stay with our family... I got used to just having one family, used to having on grandma, 5 aunts, and my cousins. But now, I have another grandma, mom (don't worry mommy she's NEVER going to replace you!), and brother.... and I have to say... it's great.
Also recently we have reconnected with my dad's family... and while there are still some sore subjects, it is nice to get to know some aunts, uncles, and cousins who I only really knew from old pictures and class assignments of family trees. It's a bit overwhelming sometimes to think that someone can love you... no matter what... because you are family.... and that's something to keep close to my heart.
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