Aren't families a fascinating social structure? Their interworkings and politics never fail to amaze me; yet the bottom line is that you can always (hopefully) fall back on them in times of direst need. Also, it is comforting to be around people you resemble and who knew you when....who share your ancestry.
My brother and I were talking about this last night....how our family of 6 siblings has changed over the years and what we thought about our family back in our naive youth compared with how it has turned out in adult reality.
We both thought we had a close-knit family when we were young. Now some of us are growing apart. I wonder if that is common for other families? Is it the way of the world? Is it physical distance or time constraints in our every busier lives? When we are all retired will we reconnect, or will everyone's travels just take them on visits to their own children? How long will some of us even live? We didn't reach any answers, of course, but agreed it is important to try to keep in touch with this next generation, at least the members of it that want to keep in touch with us.
I bring this up as we will be busy with family the next few weeks....family visiting us, us visiting family, more family visiting us, us visiting more family. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out.
Do I worry about some of my family? You betcha...all the time. But we are all adults, all have our own way to make in this life. You have to learn to let go of those things out of your control and make your peace with them; also, to keep your kids and grandkids close to your heart.
Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.
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