Dreams are important, moments are even more important.
I just finished making caramel apples with Sofia and thought about my Mom and how much she LOVES caramel apples.
Rocky was on tv last week. I watched it with Jordan and Sofia, who fell asleep. But Jordan lasted until the end when Rocky beat the Russians. Your typical USA moment. I saw every single Rocky movie with my Dad and Niki.
USA moments are a collection of sensations that begins with the Pledge of Allegiance, continues with fireworks on the Fourth of July and permeates throughout our culture in such a way that these sensations form our collective spine.
WE are not Generation X...we are Generation Rocky.
Give us an obstacle to overcome and we will find the angle to make it work.
Sometimes you need to live another culture, another mentality to appreciate what it means to belong to your own. Sometimes you need to experience the insecurity of teenage years, free your mind at the University, work for a demanding boss, blow bubbles in Mommy and Me classes and give your child a voice before you find you. Sometimes the transformation comes about in the process of raising your child's voice.
Family moments..I'm learning that families come in many shapes and sizes, and that mine wasn't/isn't so bad.
1 comment:
Amen! You are a better mom then I. I always bought the caramel apples and they were damn good. I'm sure the ones you made were better. You are right I love caramel apples. My teeth would probably fall out now if I ate one because I am old. I miss you all. Happy Ween! Love to all my famalia
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