Uplifting Quotes and Expiriences

Remarriage and A New Family

This one is the result of a divorce. And in my case, that's my step-family. When I was a kid, my parents got a divorce and my mom had to move over a thousand miles away. I get to see her about once or twice a year and miss her greatly. Thank goodness for transportation.

And a few years ago, my dad remarried. At first I didn't know what to expect. I would always just do things by myself. Suddenly having three more siblings was a weird thought.. (My sister and I weren't very close as kids). Meeting them was.. interesting. I opened up really fast because I'm a really easygoing person. My sister took a little longer. My two soon to be brothers opened up pretty fast and my soon to be sister was shy, but by that night she was glued to me.

A few months later, they moved to my house after our parents got married, and life was very different. There were more messes, less attention on me, more fighting, less opportunities to get on the TV (or any electronic for that matter), and way more responsibilities. I went from the youngest to second oldest in a matter of months.

I hated it at first. I wanted to have things be the way they were. But now, I love them just as if they were really my siblings, and when people ask me to introduce them I say, "This is my brother/sister.." And we are really close. Now I just hate the term 'step'. It gives you that feeling that they're evil like in Cinderella or something. But I just love them beyond words! Sure they fight, can be really obnoxious, messy, and at times, rude. But that doesn't make it bad. Being an imperfect family is totally normal! 

The thing is, whether you like it or not, you're stuck with them for the rest of your lives. So you might as well make the best of your time together, build good relationships, and defend one another, tease for fun-not to mock. Just enjoy having each other.

One day I was at the store (about a year after I got my new siblings) and these two creepy guys started following us around the store. And then I found out it was me they were following. They began to say really weird stuff like, "Ooh she's hot!" or "Look at her butt." and dumb stuff like that. I've never dealt with anything like this before, so I kinda just pretended I couldn't hear them. Eventually, they approached me.

My brother (who is a year younger than me) stepped in between me and the boys and told them to back off, and that I wasn't interested. And I really wasn't. I was just grateful that my brother was brave enough to stand up to two older guys to protect me.

They began to argue and one of the guys threatened to beat my brother up. That. Made. Me. Mad. I turned around and told them that I seriously wasn't interested, and that if they didn't back off of my siblings and I, I'd call the police.

They walked away, but I knew they were still watching. Once any of us made eye contact with them from the next isle, they smirked and turned to each other.

The important thing was, my brother had my back and I had his. It's really important to be close to your family. You will be surprised by the relationship you can build with one another.

1. "Family is a gift that lasts forever."

2. "No family is perfect.. we argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times, but in the end, family is family... the love will always be there."

3. "Our family is a circle of strength; founded on faith, joined in love, kept by God, together forever."

4. "It's not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters."

5. "When we have each other, we have everything."