Friday, August 11, 2006

Family value(s)

Well my family tend to put the "fun" into dysfunctional... only er.. well without the fun bit ;o) I've not got much a family left... an only child (start the violins now ;o) ) and those I've been close to are no longer here: mum, grandparents, etc. In fact I think the 10 year anniversary of my mother's death after a long, painful and debilitating battle with a terminal illness is, if I'm honest with myself, one of the reasons so many things have come into focus/ become subject to revaluation this year.

But what of the rest of my family... ? well my relationship with my father is somewhat fractious at the best of times and we haven't been close since my parents split when I was 11. His new wife , despite my best efforts, has never warmed to me as a person... and persists in viewing me as some sort of irritating appendage to her life that she'd rather have removed. Not sure she'd resort to a chainsaw... but there is always a possibility ;o) hehe.

I have some fantastic friends who are almost a replacement family for me.. and I can't thank some of them enough for being understanding and caring.

And I have the animals... talking of which.. its about time they had a mention. Both fantastic company.. (although the cat's nothing sort of eccentric and the dog is, and always has been, nutty - were they sane before coming to live with me? now that's a question ;o)) They get on fantastically well.. even now the dog's struggling with the effects of old age they are still a highpoint of any day.

3 comments:

DanProject76 said...

The dog hates me for reasons unknown. Maybe it's because I invaded Poland.

Mimey said...

Dan instructed, so I visited. I'm very obedient (weak minded). Hello.

My family put the shun into dysfunctional, just so, you know, you don't feel alone and all. And the diss, they do that too. Made families are worth waaaaay more than birth ones.

And if you rearrange the unct part of dysfunctional, you get, well, never mind, but yep, they're often that too.

That is what I think anyway. And I am usually correct,

Dame Jemima

DanProject76 said...

Dysfuncional family???? Mine have improved since I got married. We took our mothers to Lakeside shopping centre today and it was actually fun! A year ago I never would have dreamed that such an event was even possible.