The other day my family found out some life changing news; we found out that my older brother has a two year old son. This was a shock to the entire family and even my brother. When finding out about this my mom was in such shock she began to cry and when my dad found out he was happy and wanted to take pictures right away. It’s funny how people handle certain situations differently. When I found out I was an aunt I was definitely shocked but excited at the same time to meet my nephew. The situation is not as bad as it sounds and it is way too long and personal of a story to talk about on here. The mother of this child told my brother that there is not pressure and he can be part of his life if he wants to, she just thought he should know about the kid. My brother didn’t even have to think twice about and wanted to be part of that child’s life because it was his own flesh and blood! Now my brother and the mom of the child are dating and so far are doing very well together.
I am glad my brother decided to be a part of his child’s life because I feel like kids should have a right to know who their parents are and if they do then their parents should be supportive. I couldn’t imagine my nephew growing up and not knowing who his real father is, his own flesh and blood, I think it would be very difficult. I know a lot of people have to grow up without knowing who their parents are, never seeing their biological parents, losing their parent(s) from death, etc. Living that life that kind of life would be very difficult in most ways, but maybe for other situations it would be easier to not know who your biological parent(s) are. It is hard for me to say this because I have never experienced it, I don’t actually know if it would be harder to live without knowing your biological parents or not. In a way it really isn’t my place to even make that assumption, but from what I have heard it seems to me that it would be very difficult. One of my very good friends lost her mom to cancer when she was only five years old and has struggled with this tragedy her entire life. I have known her my whole life and I can tell that she struggles through life without having a mom by her side. Again though I don’t know what she is truly feeling because I have not experienced what she has, so it is hard for me to truly say/see what she is feeling. Even though it is hard to find the good in tragedies, with this death my friend has grown to be an even stronger person today and has accomplished many great things that her mom would be very proud of.
I bring up deaths and births (well I guess you could say additions to the family) because I just want people to be thankful for what they have in life right at this very moment. Sometimes people and even I forget to be thankful for the small things in life for example; be thankful for having a bed to go home to at night, be thankful for just being alive, be thankful for being healthy, to be thankful for getting an education, thankful for having a job (if you have one in this crappy economy), etc. After reading this I wanted to make the reader think about their life and think of the things they can be thankful for, proud of, or things they have accomplished. I have been raised by an amazing dad and he always tells me to always look at life with the glass half full. That might be an old saying or people might think this saying is stupid, people can live their life however they want to live it and that’s fine. I am just stating my opinion on how you should look at life with a positive attitude and get the most out of it as you possibly can!
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