Yay distance!
Every Thursday my sisters go to my mom’s for dinner. They watch TV and hang out and talk and catch up on each others lives (though they see and talk to each other all the time, so there probably isn’t much catching up that needs to be done). For years and years I have been so jealous. I always feel like I’m missing out on a normal family thing.
Sometimes, when I need a trustworthy sitter or someone to talk to, I really wish I lived closer to my family. I feel like Eliana is missing out on developing important relationships. That’s one reason we try to be stationed closer to family. I want her to have the opportunity to know her grandparents and aunts and cousins.
But today, I’m going to make a list. Pros of living far from family. To make me feel better.
- Sisters = Drama. It’s nice to be on the outskirts of that and not pulled in to the drama.
- I rarely have to listen to “When are you going to turn her car seat around? She should/shouldn’t be eating that. Maybe you should (fill in the blank with any unwanted parenting advice).”
- I’ve heard stories of women being forced to go to the in-laws or host parties for other family members on Mother’s Day. Here, it really is just my day and as long as I remember the cards early enough and send flowers, I’m good.
- No one here knows me from when I was in diapers or did some other embarrassing thing growing up.
- I always have my Thursdays free?
Ok, I’m grasping for the last one, but there are good points.
I think I just miss my family today.
