LJ Idol - Week 23 - Endurance

[monkeysugarmama]

I didn't know the truth about my parent's marriage for a long time. When I was a child, all I knew was the fairytale, complete with true love and a happily ever after.

My mom grew up in Michigan. The oldest of eight kids in a very Catholic household, her father died when she was just 12 years old. One summer afternoon, as they sat watching

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[eqfe]

nicely done.

[monkeysugarmama]

Thank you!

[n_decisive]

Oh, Miss Lisa, this is so bittersweet. Beautifully done, but bittersweet.

Thinking of you as you're thinking on this. You know I get it. ;o)

[n_decisive]

This is a completely silly question, but does one of your children LOVE grape jelly?

[monkeysugarmama]

My daughter is a grape jelly fan - not insane for it, but she definitely likes it on her sammies. Were you thinking one of them might have goten a genetic predisposition towards grape jelly?

She does adore fresh grapes though - oddly enough, she and my mom have made a little song up about them together!!

"Some grapes are tart, some grapes are sweet, but grapes are always good to eat!"

[monkeysugarmama]

Yes.

It was after we sort of discussed this that I realized what I wanted to write about this week!

[n_decisive]

I was thinking that- knowing how my kids were- one of them had to love it because she still shudders when it's around. Seems like it works that way.

[baxaphobia]

What a story. I really wonder how many marriages are similar? Sometimes the best option at times is the what appears to be safest and easiest. Then what?
great entry.

[monkeysugarmama]

Exactly - I fear so many people settle, but life is a pretty long time to be attached to someone you aren't completely enamored with!

[rosepurr]

It's amazing how much my marriage is defined by not being my parents'.

[monkeysugarmama]

I think a lot of me - my marriage, how I am as a mom - is defined by the same principle. But, better to be learning from their mistakes than unwittingly repeating them, right?

[rosepurr]

Oh yes!!