Family

I have had some pretty hectic moments with my pretty hectic family. I am very grateful though that I grew up with siblings so close in age. As we've gotten older, we have developed such a strong bond between us that can never be broken. I love my sisters so so much and I don't know what I would do without them. Sometimes it is hard to accept the fact that we do not have the same brother that we grew up with... he is a very different person with complicated problems. I still love him with all my heart, but it is almost like he isn't even a part of the family anymore because he is never around. It pains me to see the stress it puts on my family.. esp my mother. All that aside, I am grateful that I had this family. Yes, there are many times I wish that I had the perfect family.. but I know that I am a stronger person and able to handle more hardships because of the family that I had... I look at Andrew's family who have minimal problems (at least not severe ones.. or maybe they just know how to handle them better than we do)... and I am grateful and so blessed that I have inherited them as my own family. It is like night and day, our two families.. but I love them both.