Family

School is over, and I am ready for some time with family and friends. In keeping with this desire, I spent some time yesterday with some new and some good friends and their family. In doing so, I realized that sometimes families do not always function the way one would think they should. In the end, what should be done?

If a mother ignores a daughter the day before her wedding because a younger sibling neglected to cancel a lesser important engagement, should the bride, the daughter, tired of coming in second, just dissolve the relationship with her mother?

And if she does, how does that affect future relationships, like grandkids and the like? I know loved ones can often times act in a way that is less than "loving", and I have been guilty of this bad behavior in the past, but ultimately, I think it all comes down to who can one count on if not family.

There is no escape clause for being born into a family. It is what it is. I have learned over the years that being in a family means being in a mental ward, a circus, a soap opera and at times in a one big loving embrace. A family is all things. How one relates to the family is the real test. I choose to accept all flaws and forgive all transgressions. That way, I can too can be imperfect and loved just for being me.

Photo by: Terri Domenech (Thanksgiving 2009 - Grandma's House)