Sometimes, that sometimes cruel temptress Life hands us just what we need, right when we could use it the most. In a Kmart, on the Saturday before Easter with my mother and grandmother in tow, I found myself face to face with someone whom I have hated for over a decade. And as he proceeded to ignore me yet again (though when Im an exact replica of your ex-wife and standing beside her, its fairly safe to say you know exactly who I am), I grew very angry. And as my rage bubbled to the surface, I found myself saying loudly Stop ignoring me!. And he did - but it was in that moment that I realized ... I waited all these years to please someone that I dont need validation from. So I walked away for the first time - not in anger but because I really had nothing more to say. So on Sunday, when I heard positive words and affirmations from my brother whom I love and whom I know loves me equally ... I heard them for the first time without a qualifier. I accepted that for my family, chosen or birth, I am enough.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 02:56:03 +0000
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