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family.
recently, i discovered that i truly value family time.
this was not always the case...
the majority of my adolescence and high school experience was spent within the family homes of my friends. this was a time in my life when my family suffered through the hardships of separation and divorce, so i sought refuge in my friends and their families.
8 years later, i'm still dealing with the ripple of my parents' messy divorce. my father has distanced himself from his siblings and his oldest three children, which has been challenging over the years; however, my relationship with my mother has drastically improved.
my mother loves family time. i realize this more, now than ever.
it was a week before easter sunday when i began comtemplating making a trip home for a holiday visit. i made a couple of phone calls and found out that my sister, allyssa was spending the weekend with her boyfriend, my sister, taylor was at her mom's house, the younger three children were spending easter with my dad, and my brother, jesse was likely going to be the lone child for the weekend. i thought about trying to set up a carpool, then i decided just to stick around la crosse for the weekend.
i had coffee with my camp friend, cassie on the friday before easter and she offered me a saturday - sunday ride to madison. i took advantage of the offer and made the spontaneous trip home for easter.
i walked into the house and found only ryan, my mom's fiance, sitting in the living room. he and i chatted for a bit as the 5 children (except for taylor) and my mom entered the house with armfuls of groceries. to my surprise, the entire family was home. allyssa opted to spend the holiday in madison and the younger children were at my mom's for another hour before leaving to spend easter with my dad.
once the kiddies departed, the 21 and over crowd and grabbed dinner and drinks at the great dane pub, in fitchburg. it was a fun meal with outstanding and memorable conversation. the time i spent at home was wonderful and it was sad to leave.
i arrived back in la crosse and received a phone call from ryan on monday. he basically thanked me for making the secret easter trip home and revealed something very special about my mom. he told me that there is nothing more fulfilling to my mother than having all of her children under one roof. i held back tears as i realized that my mother lives for her children and that family time is more important to her than anything else.
surfwise is unbelievable.
it's the most unique family upbringing that i've ever seen... i don't want to spoil it for you, so please check it out on netflix instant queue.
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this is the final quotation from the movie surfwise...
what are your thoughts on doc's perspective?
It is easier to die when you have lived than it is to die when you haven't. so, i say to all young people, 'go make memories, beautiful memories, and when time comes for you to go, you will not go alone.'
- dorian "doc" paskowitz
recently, i discovered that i truly value family time.
this was not always the case...
the majority of my adolescence and high school experience was spent within the family homes of my friends. this was a time in my life when my family suffered through the hardships of separation and divorce, so i sought refuge in my friends and their families.
8 years later, i'm still dealing with the ripple of my parents' messy divorce. my father has distanced himself from his siblings and his oldest three children, which has been challenging over the years; however, my relationship with my mother has drastically improved.
my mother loves family time. i realize this more, now than ever.
it was a week before easter sunday when i began comtemplating making a trip home for a holiday visit. i made a couple of phone calls and found out that my sister, allyssa was spending the weekend with her boyfriend, my sister, taylor was at her mom's house, the younger three children were spending easter with my dad, and my brother, jesse was likely going to be the lone child for the weekend. i thought about trying to set up a carpool, then i decided just to stick around la crosse for the weekend.
i had coffee with my camp friend, cassie on the friday before easter and she offered me a saturday - sunday ride to madison. i took advantage of the offer and made the spontaneous trip home for easter.
i walked into the house and found only ryan, my mom's fiance, sitting in the living room. he and i chatted for a bit as the 5 children (except for taylor) and my mom entered the house with armfuls of groceries. to my surprise, the entire family was home. allyssa opted to spend the holiday in madison and the younger children were at my mom's for another hour before leaving to spend easter with my dad.
once the kiddies departed, the 21 and over crowd and grabbed dinner and drinks at the great dane pub, in fitchburg. it was a fun meal with outstanding and memorable conversation. the time i spent at home was wonderful and it was sad to leave.
i arrived back in la crosse and received a phone call from ryan on monday. he basically thanked me for making the secret easter trip home and revealed something very special about my mom. he told me that there is nothing more fulfilling to my mother than having all of her children under one roof. i held back tears as i realized that my mother lives for her children and that family time is more important to her than anything else.
surfwise is unbelievable.
it's the most unique family upbringing that i've ever seen... i don't want to spoil it for you, so please check it out on netflix instant queue.
* * * * * * * * * * *
this is the final quotation from the movie surfwise...
what are your thoughts on doc's perspective?
It is easier to die when you have lived than it is to die when you haven't. so, i say to all young people, 'go make memories, beautiful memories, and when time comes for you to go, you will not go alone.'
- dorian "doc" paskowitz
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