Crazy Beautiful Life
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself
Me and My Cuz
Okay so I am very close with my mom's sister Ivey and her family, I have frequently spent weeks at a time at their house during summers and when I lived in Aberdeen for a year going to school once a week I went out to their house to have supper, hang out and usually spend the night. I have just always been very close to their family, Ivey is kind of like a second mom to me and I am frequently told that I am more like her than my own mother...and she frequently likes to tell me that she OFTEN took me o
ff my mother's hands when she needed help while I was young. Anyway, her oldest Ashley and I are pretty close, at least I like to think so, sometimes it is pretty difficult because there are extenuating circumstances that sometimes make it not the easiest of relationships. I guess the main thing being that my aunt's family is apostolic (my aunt married my uncle Gary who was apostolic and then she converted). As you can imagine though this makes it at times difficult to have a "normal" relationship. I guess it is kind of hard to explain. Sometimes it is hard just because it is hard to break through those barriers that seem to envelope them, they have their own little segregated group so to speak and a
lot of their views are different and they have strong views on a lot of things (they don't cut their hair, they don't wear make up, they don't watch TV or movies-- just a lot of thigns that I tend to enjoy and fluorish in, I love cutting my hair, love make up, LOVE watching TV and movies, haha) But even through all of these "hurdles" so to speak, we have gotten to be good friends and we generally have a good time together anyway. Sometimes I feel more comfortable in their family then my own, at least until my aunt starts on one of her rampages that is...haha just kidding ivey. In all honesty though Ashley is kind of like a sister to me. We used to think we were so cool because for a long time we were the only two girl cousins out of 10 grandkids! but then her younger sisters came along and kind of busted that up. Even though she can be trying beyond words at time and sometimes I would rather throttle her than hug her...I guess that is what family is about, loving each other despite your differences and being thankful that someone is there, no matter what hurdles, differences or barriers.
Okay so I am very close with my mom's sister Ivey and her family, I have frequently spent weeks at a time at their house during summers and when I lived in Aberdeen for a year going to school once a week I went out to their house to have supper, hang out and usually spend the night. I have just always been very close to their family, Ivey is kind of like a second mom to me and I am frequently told that I am more like her than my own mother...and she frequently likes to tell me that she OFTEN took me o
ff my mother's hands when she needed help while I was young. Anyway, her oldest Ashley and I are pretty close, at least I like to think so, sometimes it is pretty difficult because there are extenuating circumstances that sometimes make it not the easiest of relationships. I guess the main thing being that my aunt's family is apostolic (my aunt married my uncle Gary who was apostolic and then she converted). As you can imagine though this makes it at times difficult to have a "normal" relationship. I guess it is kind of hard to explain. Sometimes it is hard just because it is hard to break through those barriers that seem to envelope them, they have their own little segregated group so to speak and a
lot of their views are different and they have strong views on a lot of things (they don't cut their hair, they don't wear make up, they don't watch TV or movies-- just a lot of thigns that I tend to enjoy and fluorish in, I love cutting my hair, love make up, LOVE watching TV and movies, haha) But even through all of these "hurdles" so to speak, we have gotten to be good friends and we generally have a good time together anyway. Sometimes I feel more comfortable in their family then my own, at least until my aunt starts on one of her rampages that is...haha just kidding ivey. In all honesty though Ashley is kind of like a sister to me. We used to think we were so cool because for a long time we were the only two girl cousins out of 10 grandkids! but then her younger sisters came along and kind of busted that up. Even though she can be trying beyond words at time and sometimes I would rather throttle her than hug her...I guess that is what family is about, loving each other despite your differences and being thankful that someone is there, no matter what hurdles, differences or barriers.
2 comments:
Family. Enough said! I hear ya about having differences but its nice that you guys can work through it and in the end you can still count on each other to be there through the good times and the bad!
It looks like you two have fun together...then again, you'd have to be pretty fuddy duddy not to have fun with you! You are about as fun as they come Jen!
I can imagine the differences in religious beliefs can be hard to deal with at times. We live around so many apostolics and I find it difficult to have a close relationship with them because of difference in beliefs. Good for you for staying close to them. You are a light Jen...keep shinin'!
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