The Fam Reunion
9:38AM on August 24, 2010
Well I spent the weekend with my family and it's something i don't ussually share with RUDE but i do wish to share some observations with you.
When i was growing up, my fam and I went camping every summer, all summer. I have 4 aunts and 1 uncle from my grandparents. So it was all of us. I come from a rather large extended family. I grew up with 28 or so cousins to attend my birthday parties, to be my constant playmates and friends. I grew up with not one set of parents but with a village full of these aunts and uncles who would have did the same as my folks. And so many diffrent oppinions. I grew up with in this loving if disfunctional cacoon of people. The whole time i was growing into to women you know and more; these people helped to guide me. They shaped me. The comforted me when i was sick, scared, and hurting. And even when i am surround now with people i feel alone only because it is not them. I knew our lives would change. That we would all grow apart and move on to our "real" lives. But even if it's just for a weekend or wedding, we can all get together the same. We fall into these comfortable rythms of living and loving together. who likes who. who doesn't. who's snobby or spoiled. who does too many drugs or drinks too much. Whatever. In the larger scope we don't care. We are family and we love them. We welcome them whomever they are or their faults. I can't imagine not having had that acceptance my whole life. These people will love me no matter what the mistakes i make are. even if they never say another word to me. On the day that my soul leaves this place they will shed a tear, toss a drink back and say remember when????
And then there came our kids... I realized this weekend that our kids aren't having the same close nit familarity because we lead such busy lives. but with in their clicks of cousins they do. it has changed but i saw it. that same confidence that we had growing up because we knew we had family to call. And i saw those same bonds and memories being given to this the new generation. It was a wonder and i finally understood why this modern loss of the american community feeling is so hard to take. No child should feel alone or adrift in the ocean of the world.
I never felt alone in my life less it was an alone i created. I always knew that one phone call, one bus trip would put me within touching distance to someone through bond of blood would know me. would love me and accept me. I am greatful for the confidence that this has given to my life. I am greatful that however crazy mine may be that in the end i will never be forgotten or lost or lonely because i am part of a family. Nor will my kids.
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