:)
Can I just mention how good Dan's family makes me feel?
His aunts and cousins mentioned how they want me to come back for Thanksgiving, and Papa comes up to me and asks me where his hugs are. I have really been getting along with his cousins, too, both of whom are really nice and really smart, so I really hope they get the chance to move up here for college if that's something they're interested in. I have even been able to joke back and forth with his mother lately, which in itself feels pretty damn good considering there was a time I could barely look her in the eye because I was scared of her.
That's one of the things I regret about living 3000 miles away from any relatives. No family parties. No Christmas dinners with the whole family. None of that stuff. We don't have the family bonds or connection that I can see in Dan's family. And we have no family values, not even within my own household. Nobody really feels the need to just be there for each other.
I just feel really good around Dan's family. They seem to like me, and I feel at home being around people that genuinely love each other and actually want to be with one another. I'm sure they have their dramas and their issues, but when they get together, pretty much everyone seems to have a good time. I like it that every once in a while I get to be a part of that and experience something I've kind of missed during my childhood.
His aunts and cousins mentioned how they want me to come back for Thanksgiving, and Papa comes up to me and asks me where his hugs are. I have really been getting along with his cousins, too, both of whom are really nice and really smart, so I really hope they get the chance to move up here for college if that's something they're interested in. I have even been able to joke back and forth with his mother lately, which in itself feels pretty damn good considering there was a time I could barely look her in the eye because I was scared of her.
That's one of the things I regret about living 3000 miles away from any relatives. No family parties. No Christmas dinners with the whole family. None of that stuff. We don't have the family bonds or connection that I can see in Dan's family. And we have no family values, not even within my own household. Nobody really feels the need to just be there for each other.
I just feel really good around Dan's family. They seem to like me, and I feel at home being around people that genuinely love each other and actually want to be with one another. I'm sure they have their dramas and their issues, but when they get together, pretty much everyone seems to have a good time. I like it that every once in a while I get to be a part of that and experience something I've kind of missed during my childhood.