Happy Anniversary
Today is my folks' 35th wedding anniversary. I found this out when I asked her why she wanted to go eat out tonight. I know, I'm a bad son. Egg on my face. I've been very ignorant and lax this year... Mother's Day, Father's Day, anniversary... *wheezing cough* But, in my defence, where I may be allowed one, anniversary's aren't big for my folks. And, if they are, they've never let on so that I've noticed. We usually just go out to dinner, no big hoo-ha, no party and, if my parents exchange gifts, its not really earth moving stuff.
Thirty five years. That's a long time. Its a milestone, but its still not 50. I guess I just mean that, while 35 years is longer than I've been alive (thankfully), it still doesn't seem that awfully long to me. Guess that's because I still live with the idea of a happily ever after.
But 35 can be a very long time, even if it is a subset of your life. I'm sure the bulk of the first 25 were happy for my folks, but ever since my dad's strokes, it has been very hard on everyone, but especially on my mother (haven't I told that story already? If not, stay tuned for a future episode...). Your folks change (at least in your perception of them) as you grow up and into adulthood, but some people, like myself, realize that it is not only the perception itself that has changed people: its also the long months and years of struggling forwards while the past fades away more and more quickly.
But 35 years, regardless, is no minor achievement, so I salute my parents and thank them for everything, even through the trying times. Good luck forward and here's to the next 35!
Thirty five years. That's a long time. Its a milestone, but its still not 50. I guess I just mean that, while 35 years is longer than I've been alive (thankfully), it still doesn't seem that awfully long to me. Guess that's because I still live with the idea of a happily ever after.
But 35 can be a very long time, even if it is a subset of your life. I'm sure the bulk of the first 25 were happy for my folks, but ever since my dad's strokes, it has been very hard on everyone, but especially on my mother (haven't I told that story already? If not, stay tuned for a future episode...). Your folks change (at least in your perception of them) as you grow up and into adulthood, but some people, like myself, realize that it is not only the perception itself that has changed people: its also the long months and years of struggling forwards while the past fades away more and more quickly.
But 35 years, regardless, is no minor achievement, so I salute my parents and thank them for everything, even through the trying times. Good luck forward and here's to the next 35!
posted by phantom-99w at 21:04
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