summitpierce

Family is a strange thing.

I often wish my family (extended family) was closer than it is. Really, certain parts of my family seem to be very close, so maybe I’m just left out of the loop. I have to admit that my wife and I aren’t the most social people, so it’s likely our fault that we’re not included in more extended family stuff. We were in Colorado for a few years and could never make it back for anything, which probably made it seem like we were using our distance from home as an excuse. We’re both pretty busy with work and our kids, too, so it often feels like we’re clinging to our spare hours during the weekend like a castaway would cling to a rock in the pounding surf.

On top of that, I think I’m a pretty difficult person to know. I’m not sure why, I just think I am.

I was looking through some pictures on the internet tonight of some recent family events that I wasn’t able to attend, and it felt like I was looking at someone else’s family. Some of these people are folks I have lots of good memories with from my childhood, and now I hardly ever see them. It makes me wonder how this happens. A little at a time, I suppose.

I probably need to do more to stay in touch with the family. It’s a hard thing to do.

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