Once Upon A Goodbye

Don't worry this is not that last episode. We just had a good conversation about last goodbyes and toxic relationships. The girl that I interviewed today, said goodbye to her younger brother and hasn't seen him since. It was hard for her to realize that it was going to be the last goodbye. She talks about not taking your family for granted which is something I see a lot.

I pay attention to everything around me. I notice little things that other people don't. I see the way people treat their family, and it honestly hurts me. I remember when I was going back to school shopping with my family before my freshman year of college. I was in the dressing room trying on clothes and waiting for my sisters or my mom to bring me some more. I heard a mom and a daughter in a room near me, the mom was trying to talk to the daughter, but the daughter was being rude and nasty to her mom. I left the dressing room almost in tears and apologized to my mom for ever being rude to her.

My family is one of, if not the, most important thing in my life. I would be no where near the same person I am today, if it weren't for them. I attribute a lot of my success to my parents. Growing up I was told to never let others ruin my dreams. I have had some of the wildest and crazy dreams, at one point I wanted to go into the FBI, and my parents supported me until I changed my mind and went into something else.

I am well aware that there are family situations that are not the same as mine. I have known many people that didn't feel that safety and security that I felt growing up. I don't mean to tell my story as a way to rub it in other people's faces, but as a reminder that sometimes family is important. Family will always be an important part of your life. You can look at your family growing up and say one of three things. The first one being; I am not going to let my future family be like this. I want better and so I will work hard to change the things that I believe need to change. The second one is; I am OK with how things are. This is what works for me and my family so I am going to continue living in this way. The third thing is; I love how my family is. We are a very strong family unit and I was well supported. I want to make sure that future family is this strong together.

Either way you look at it, your family had an impact on your life.

Link to the episode on Anchor (from there you can see all of the platforms available): https://anchor.fm/onceupontheirtime