"We Are Family"
First of all, I have to tell you that I was pretty much raised by my grandma. So, I lived with all of my aunts and uncle (who are like sisters and a brother to me). My grandma is probably the least affectionate person - but you know she cares. With all of this - I'll just tell you that I am not like any of them. (I suppose everyone tries to deny their disfunctional families???) But, I am not pretending they do not exist - quite the opposit actually. I figure they are who they are - and I am the person I am today because of they things I have lived through. For years I tried to shelter my friends and mates from my "weird" family - but it just caused stress for me. Now, I warn people about the way my family is and if they can't deal with it - O WELL! that is their problem.
I'll try and quickly introduce each person ... yeah, right! ha!
My grandma: She lives at BINGO, crochets like a wild-woman, has been divorced for more than 25 yrs. and hates men ... she caused me to think a nice guy was a ficticious creature. So, I married the first one I met. Only to realize there are nice guys out there and I can be more selective of the fish in the sea instead of keeping the first one I reel in.
My mother: She lead a rough life. She must've been an undiagnosed manic/depressive. She spent the majority of her life doing drugs and eventually died from the years of abuse. Although she really managed to screw up her life - I give her credit for sending me to my grandma's. I can only imagine what my life would've been like if I had stayed with her!!!
Vicki - my mother's sister. when I was young she was the perfect aunt. I would do jig saw puzzles, rug hooks, cross word puzzles, video games, etc., with her. But, as I got older I noticed she grew out of her "home-body" mode and into the bar-hopping partier. Who knows, maybe she'll settle down again.
D.J. (Dorothy Jean) - my mother's youngest sister: she's the other black sheep of the family. She has a more obsessive need to "climb out of the slums" that she perceives our family to be. (They're not) She has spent the greater majority of her life denying her background and her family. Now she's married and has a daughter - let's see what life will be like if her daughter grows up denying her???
Gordie - my mother's brother - not much to say. He's a mama's boy. (still) He married his jr. high sweetheart and together they barely manage to stay afloat. (No one in my family graduate from high school: except me.) He's a mechanic or tool & die guy, or something ... and Jeannie (his wife) was in accounts receivable - now I'm not sure what she's doing.
Brian - my ex husband: really is a great guy! I can't go on and on about him or you'll all wonder why we got divorced (look in the private life section). But, he is the best father you could ever imagine. We just wanted different things out of life and were already heading down different paths.
My father: I just met him about 5 years ago. He lives in Indiana - which isn't that far away. But, I don't see them much. I guess we just don't have that much in common - other than genetics.
Donna - my half-sister (father's other child): I just met her as well. I think she's great! She msut have been the one who takes after me. She does well in school, has a job, just got her driver's lisence, and plans to go to college! This may not sound like a big deal - BUT she would be the only other family who graduated! (I think my father graduated - I'm not sure if I ever asked him???) I wish I could see her more!
John - my half-brother (mother's other child): he was raised by his father's mom (his grandma). He had it kinda rough growing up. I was hoping he would be enough like me to let all of the crap of his childhood roll of his back. But, I'm afraid he gave in, quit school, got a girl pregnant, left her, and is now dealing drugs or something. I really have no idea - I haven't seen him in 2 years or so.
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