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Aww, this is just so nice (hi mom!). I do know that I am loved. And I am also utterly grateful to the amazing people in my life who love me so much and show it so often. I don't know what I would do without such an amazing support network!
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This is a really hard question.
I would say yes, because it's not like I was always dwelling on the fact that my situation was different than the 'norm'. But whenever a sideways glance, quizzical look, or an outright question was asked, it was a reminder. And whenever I was doing something that felt 'out of order', such as changing a siblings diaper, or walked with them in a stroller, or babysat them, it was a reminder. Much like I'm sure siblings with a large age gap within in tact families would feel.
Kids just want to be happy, accepted and loved, and I was no different, and I felt all of those things. But kids also want to feel normal, and that's where my 'asterisk' would come in. -
I actually would like to get to know them better. The only difficulty is that my dad's family is really spread out over the US. And not really close to each other either. If we were to go and visit, it would be specifically to go and see them, just as if they were to visit here, it would be specifically to see me and my family. The last time any of my aunts or uncles on my dad's side were here was when I was married (about eight and a half years ago).
Distance always makes relationships more work and they are busy with their lives just as I'm busy with mine. As an extended family, our time together has been mainly spent at weddings and funerals. It's not the way I prefer it, it's just the pattern we've fallen into.
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I don't really think about this much. It's difficult to fathom that in the whole universe, we could be the only things with any smarts. The question is whether or not we would ever find each other in the vastness of it all. Perhaps we are separated in that way for a reason?
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Nothing! I don't like to eat too much of the same thing no matter what it is. When I eat lots of sweets, I crave a baked potato. When I eat too much salad, I crave a steak. When I eat too much shellfish, I crave a yogurt. Get the pattern?
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Yes. But I'm not afraid of the act of dying itself. I rather think that dying will be quite easy. Like going to sleep. What I'm afraid of is losing what I'm looking forward to doing in life. I guess you could say I'm not really afraid of dying but of not being able to live.
I have two small children and I'm reveling in my every moment with them. I look forward to each new day to see what new things they will say and do. And the loss of me for them would of course be devastating. I'm also very much looking forward to growing old with my husband. To be able to share quiet moments and have time alone together again. I don't want to miss that.
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