A family member I dislike?? Seriously that could be a bad idea for
most people!! I mean it sounds like a fight in the making. If anyone reads your
blogs. But I dont have a family member I dislike. I guess I am lucky like that.
So I guess I will change this one up again, and just talk about family.
First off before I get into it, family is a huge deal. BUT to me
not all family is blood. Ya there is nothing in the world I wouldnt do for my
brothers, mom, dad and so on. But I have met a ton of people who are family.
Cheezy as Fast and the Furious is I do agree with Dom. Some people become
family. I come from a strange one. My mom had me at 16, I have yet to meet my
father. So I grew up with only her family. Grandma
and Grandpa were always around. In fact at least once a week I spent the night
there. I had my own bedroom there. We spent a ton of time with grandmas family.
She had 4 siblings, they all had about 3 kids and they all had kids so my generation
of that part of my family is frickin huge. Hell one night drunk in BC on a
house boat a fight was avoided because one party was friends with my cousin and
they called him to vouch they were good guys. I don’t think his wife liked us
calling him at 2 AM but hey at least no fight happened.
Anyways my grandma and grandpa are average
Joes. They worked honest livings all their lives and now get to enjoy being
retired in a motorhome in the summer. They like dancing, making wine and
sewing. Back in the day the old man worked for the city of GP and grandma had a
seamstress / bookstore / dance store. In general I am guessing they are just
like any old couple in a bungalow on your street. They spoilt the shit out of
me. I aint about to lie. They took me camping every summer. I think I was in
kindergarden when my grandpa said every little boy needs a dog and got me my
first dog. My whole love of books and writing I think came from granny owning a
bookstore. So all I can say is they are great people.
My mom has 1 brother. He is a dick. But
not for real. At least not to me. He lets his “DICKFACE” guard down and become
a great person. My uncle is as close to a big brother as I will ever get. He is
a perfectionist. I am the oppsite. Seriously, good enough is almost a motto for
me. So on some thing we have butted heads. Only cause he expects the best and
well I am a meh kinda guy. I remember one time some kid stole from me, so that
night we drove around for hours looking for my stolen slingshot. Long story but
he is a great guy… Now he has a great wife (Even if she wont let you sleep off
a hangover) and 2 great daughters. All the shit he cause for grandma and
grandpa I hope (and they are well on the way) his two girls do grow up to be
pretty aussie surfer girls and cause him a ton of greif.
So lets move on to my small immediate
family. Might as well start with mom. She had me at 16 which I dont think can be easy. (Also I dont think she was trailer trash like the teen mom girls) After school she worked hard to support us. She bought us our first house with saved up Canada Savings Bonds. The term Mama Bear does apply to her. I wouldnt want to cross her! And what she believes in she is very vocal about. I would say many of my traits both good and bad come from her.
Now lets talk about the man I call dad.
13? I think I was when I met him. I came home one day after school. And a
strange car was at my house. I grabbed a hockey stick (Ya a skinny boy with a
hockey stick is gonna fack shit up) and went inside. Some skinny dude with big
ass glasses was making a salad. A robber aint makin salad, was my mindset. So I chilled out and we went to a bbq over at
one of his friends houses with mom. Turns out he is one of the good ones. He
always worked his balls off. And in general he would do anything for anyone,
cause it is the right thing to do. For a long time I fought it. I kinda thought
he was a hillbilly but it turned out he taught me a lot of what I value in
life.
I have two brothers. The older is Biggs.
13 years I asked for a sibling and then I got him. In my mind he is his fathers
son. Hard working, caring, a partier. I aint channeling Game of Thrones but the
North does make different people. Loyal, strong and brave and Biggs well he is
all of them. Except for the bad ending Robb Stark is maybe who he could be.
Last is my younger brother. The toughest
mofo I ever met. Inutero they knew his kidneys were pooched. Mom gave him a
kidney. That led to a lifetime of meds, hospitals and a lot of other things. The
flip side of that is wisdom. I think my youngest brother is very Gandalf and
wiser than most people I have ever met. Plus the cards life dealt him has given him a great big heart.
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