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This is a way of making myself write something coherent and grammatically correct almost every day. I'm opinionated and need an outlet. I'm also prone to flights of fancy. Thanks for stopping by. |
| I'm glad we're not all alike in our society. Some people like being single and having the party life, no kids, no responsibilities. Some like working all the time, whether doctors, lawyers, business execs, or teachers who grade papers endlessly. Grandparents, retirees who travel, families with small children, newlyweds, all different from each other, in life styles and needs, and so many others comprise our communities. There are two generations living at my house. We take care of each other in different ways. I don't own the house or pay the taxes, but I cook the food, sweep the floors, and pick up after the elderly one with arthritic hands, who drops things and can't close a cabinet door or drawer. He gardens and does yard work while I go to the job that pays half my insurance fees and gives me spending money and a little retirement money. But my brother drops in weekly, sometimes with his grown children and small grandchildren. My other brother comes from out of town every other week with his two year old son. If we didn't stay close, I would be missing out on all that joy. I keep toys and books for them and small size furniture. There's always some juice boxes, fruit, and yogurt. At least once a month, sometimes more, we have four generations in this house. And it feels good. We are blessed. I wouldn't like being in a community where the family units were kept separate, where adults without children didn't mingle with those who do have children. Even the kids like playing with great grandfather, reading books with him, checking out his glasses and flashlights. If traditional family values weren't alive and working, I would be deprived of so much. We all would. |
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