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Dear Miles and Asher, I need you to know something. I need you to know that I just can’t talk to you about this game. I don’t understand Minecraft at all and I have no desire to try. Sure, I want to be interested in what you’re saying to me, but I just can’t. Because you say things like, I built a chair! I saw a chicken! I got an egg, ha ha ha!!! and my eyes get that unfocused look because I’m staring past you and my brain has shut down. I can’t help it. I’m only human. That’s why I say Uh huh with no feeling, over and over. I’m not listening at all. You probably can tell, because you’re smart. Whether or not you love this game, please know I still think you’re very smart. Lots of smart people do things that make no sense and then talk incessantly about those things. That said, I...
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Dear Kids, I don’t know much about you, other than there were 5 of you, around 18, possibly under, and that you drive a red Honda Fit. Just 6 years ago, I was 18 too, and although I drove a blue Ford Focus and not a Honda Fit, I remember that feeling of freedom you felt driving around town with all of your friends. I do not believe you targeted us specifically, or held any ill will towards our family, but rather, we were just one of many houses you struck on October 28th, 2015. It was around 10pm, and my husband and I had just put the pumpkins on the porch maybe 10 minutes prior to your visit (talk about bad timing). We had put our 3 year old son, Landon, to bed at 9:30 that night because he got to have a special late night with just mommy and daddy carving pumpkins after we had...
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To say that you wouldn't understand is a vast understatement. Parents are very different from people like you. You dislike our constant pictures of our babies. We dislike the pictures of you holding a solo cup, obviously smashed at the most recent hip party you have attended. We don't care how much you love your dog or your cat. We don't care about your latest trip to the hairstylist or the most recent tattoo you got. Frankly, THAT is far more juvenile than posting pictures of the little lives we have created. Children are a parents greatest pride and joy. They are our lives. Not another "obnoxious picture" of our kids chewing on a teenage mutant ninja turtle. To us these pictures are gold. Far more meaningful than pictures of you with the hot guy you met at the bar last night.... Or...
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When my brother died, I dissociated from myself. I saw what was going on, but it was as if I was watching from afar like nothing that was happening was real. The only thing that shocked me from my numb state was when people came up to me and told me said, "I know how you feel." No, you have no idea how I feel. You cannot begin to imagine how I feel, nor can I understand what is going in your head if a loved one of your's has died. It seemed so rude that while I could barely speak people couldn't help but say that they went through the same thing I was going through or go as far as to compare the death of my brother to the death of their cousin four times removed that they spoke to once. Why do you have to insert yourself and make the conversation about you when even his name is too hard...
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We were inseparable from the time I was born up until a few years ago. I remember when you worked out of town and I'd sit on the front porch for hours at a time until you got home. Seeing as how you and mom are divorced, I was always the sister that looked forward to your weekend the most. Jamey was always the one that always looked forward to moms, ya know, since she is a momma's girl. I always used to consider myself a daddy's girl, and believe me, I still do but I miss you. I haven't seen you since my graduation..7 months ago. I'm heartbroken. I'm sorry that I don't come out anymore, but I do have my reasons. I hope you're understanding of my reasons. I am a full-time college student at Muskingum. Since I'm sure you aren't aware, I plan to graduate with a major in Psychology then go...
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Dear Mom and Dad, It’s been 890 days since the day that you both decided not to partake in my wedding. I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to say anything about it. Perhaps I’ve been afraid of what the family will think, what the family might say. Or perhaps I’ve been afraid of losing even more of my wonderful, beautiful family, whom I think about day and night. But the time is now because I’ve finally grown too tired of the 890 days and nights of being haunted by your presence—by your lack of presence, to be more precise. I’m tired of night after night of dreaming of you. And tonight, I had the most unpleasant of dreams—one that jolted me from my sleep and disallowed me to return to it. So at 6:22 a.m., after little more than three hours of sleep, I’m writing this letter to...
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Dear Max, Your mother and I don't yet have the words to describe the hope you give us for the future. Your new life is full of promise, and we hope you will be happy and healthy so you can explore it fully. You've already given us a reason to reflect on the world we hope you live in. Like all parents, we want you to grow up in a world better than ours today. While headlines often focus on what's wrong, in many ways the world is getting better. Health is improving. Poverty is shrinking. Knowledge is growing. People are connecting. Technological progress in every field means your life should be dramatically better than ours today. We will do our part to make this happen, not only because we love you, but also because we have a moral responsibility to all children in the next...
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Dear Max, Your mother and I don't yet have the words to describe the hope you give us for the future. Your new life is full of promise, and we hope you will be happy and healthy so you can explore it fully. You've already given us a reason to reflect on the world we hope you live in. Like all parents, we want you to grow up in a world better than ours today. While headlines often focus on what's wrong, in many ways the world is getting better. Health is improving. Poverty is shrinking. Knowledge is growing. People are connecting. Technological progress in every field means your life should be dramatically better than ours today. We will do our part to make this happen, not only because we love you, but also because we have a moral responsibility to all children in the next generation...
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Dear Mom, Do you remember the day when you said that sky is the place where the departed reside as they keep watching over us? Was it you who gave me that slight sun burn? I am sorry, I forgot to water your roses! Was that you smiling when the clouds were clear and bright? I had a good time with family! Was it you who lit the sky with twinkling stars? I needed your assurance! Was that you warning me when that thunder boomed? I needed your opinion and advice! Was it you who blew that pleasant breeze towards me? I needed your hug after a bad day! Was that you crying when it rained? I miss you too! Love you forever, Your Daughter.
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A Letter to My Little Sister To my little sister: Through out our childhood our parents always said you looked up to me they said I was your role model. They said you wanted to be just like me. They never thought I would end up wanting to be like you. Dearest little sister I want you to know that when I was asked who I admire I said you. Even when everyone said their parents I said you. I admired you when we were younger and you were in Ace programs in elementary school. I admired you when you made the gymnastics team, when I couldn’t even get past tumbling. I admire how you made it to globals in DI, how you went to Tennessee and plan to go back just cause. I admire how you wanted to play rugby and continued to play even when it scared you, even when it was hard. I admire how...
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