Day 4: Your Parents

At first I was dreading this days topic only because my parents are such a bitter sweet topic for me full of joy, happy, pain and anger let me explain where these emotions come from without telling my whole life story. My parents were married until I was 12 and then my mom and all of us kids (1 brother, 2 sisters) moved to Las Vegas to live with my grandmother. Dont get me wrong I have had some amazing memories of my parents/childhood however some of the choices they made when I was a child is something I would never do to my own children. There have been times where I wondered to myself even now how could I forgive my parents for some of the things they have done to me or the ways that I was treated as a child. I was responsible for all my successes they barely played a role in them and most of my smart and stupid decisions were all based on what I taught myself. Now, in present time we are all doing much better, I have a very forgiving heart and I always tell myself "what if you never forgive them and they die thinking you dont love them" so with that always in my mind I forgave them for all of their flaws, no one is perfect in this world and even though I dont agree I still forgive. The relationship I have with my mother is quite nice now, we talk on the phone ever couple of weeks to update whats going on...she is always there when I need medical advice for Ethan, she is actually the first person I call when I panic so Im sure that means something :o) My dad and I have a pretty good relationship now we dont talk as much as i wish we would but thats part on me, we try to talk or text ever couple of weeks. Both my parents live out of town so I dont see them that often. Here is a pic of my mom and dad....we were together for the first time since I graduated in 2003, this picture was taken at my brothers wedding this past Aug. It was a very happy weekend for me to have both my parents there and to know that I have a relationship with them that I can now enjoy their company. I was sad to end this weekend because I knew that in the future I may never get to be with them both at the same time again. I love both my parents very much and want only the best for them and whatever makes them happy!!