Annoyingly close

someone made the comment to me this week that my family and I were annoyingly close. At first I was upset that this comment was made and became defensive, but then I looked at that person and how they grew up and their relationships with their siblings and I knew it was said out of jealousy.

I am sure all of the spouses think the seven of us including mom and dad are annoyingly close. We talk about everything, from our sex lives, to jobs, to kids, to marital problems, to the weather, there is really no topics off limits - some may say that is bizarre, but I don't know to me it's normal. If you think about besides maybe a few good friends that you may still have around, all you have in your life is your family, they know you better than anyone, they may or may not be going through the same things as you, they know how your upbringing was - friends come and go except for the occassional few, but your family is always there - they have to be!

This person that made the comment can go weeks without talking to their siblings, they can leave their parents house without kissing them goodbye or saying I love you, they can not know what is going on in their nephew/nieces lives, they just go on. I feel sorry for that person. Not having the family that I have - we may not talk every day but we always catch up on the latest on Sundays at dinner, some of us talk every day, some of see each other once a week, but we make sure we are always there for dinner on Sundays - not only for the meals but for the scoop.

Dad's biggest thing in his life was Family! I remember being a teenager and not wanting to go to Uncle Dave's pool party one year because my friend was having a party the same day. Dad told me you will go, even if it is only for an hour, you will show up, this is your family and I don't care if no one else your age is there, my kids will be there. And welp, we are always there - especially now that we can drink :)

Do I think my family is annoyingly close? No - and all I can say is why isn't your family annoyingly close?

Miss and love you dad,

Much love to all,