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So, yesterday was Father's Day. Even if I hadn't remembered about the holiday, all the posts here would have reminded me about it. Me and my father aren't particularly close. I've barely talked to him since high school, and it's never really bothered me as much as I guess it should. It just is what it is, you know? [She leaves out the part where he committed tax evasion and went to prison.]
But it made me think of family. I was an only kid and my parents and I? Not so close. I mean, back when we still had money they bought me anything I wanted and at the time that seemed like all I could want but in retrospect? Not really. But I mean, my childhood wasn't traumatic or anything like that I just never felt close to the family I was given.
For me, family ended up being more about the people I chose to surround myself. Sounds corny, I know, but it's true. My friends were my family. The people I worked with, fought along side, they were closer to me than any biological bonds I had. They would have done anything for me, and vice versa. I had never had that before, but after experiencing it, I finally get why people say family is the most important thing. Because it is. Even if said family isn't of the normal variety.
I was just thinking about this, I guess, after seeing all the posts and stuff yesterday. Sure, it sucks if your dad was an asshole or whatever, but if you still have people you can count on, people who count on you, people you love and love you back?
You're pretty lucky.
It's food for thought.
But it made me think of family. I was an only kid and my parents and I? Not so close. I mean, back when we still had money they bought me anything I wanted and at the time that seemed like all I could want but in retrospect? Not really. But I mean, my childhood wasn't traumatic or anything like that I just never felt close to the family I was given.
For me, family ended up being more about the people I chose to surround myself. Sounds corny, I know, but it's true. My friends were my family. The people I worked with, fought along side, they were closer to me than any biological bonds I had. They would have done anything for me, and vice versa. I had never had that before, but after experiencing it, I finally get why people say family is the most important thing. Because it is. Even if said family isn't of the normal variety.
I was just thinking about this, I guess, after seeing all the posts and stuff yesterday. Sure, it sucks if your dad was an asshole or whatever, but if you still have people you can count on, people who count on you, people you love and love you back?
You're pretty lucky.
It's food for thought.