People asked for a photo of the Veronica - Joe Stepmother/Son dance at his wedding. It was his idea, and I was very touched by it. Being someone who was raised by a Step-Parent who once took me outside and pointed to our back deck and said “those are the only steps in this house” — I believe that to my core. I don’t care if anyone else does— and I mean that— the Man who did more for me than anyone else was someone I considered My Father— he came into my life when I was 12/13 and he made an incredible impact on me. I was nearly 50 when I lost him and it was a loss I feel to this day. I’ll fight anyone who tries to dismiss him as my “step-father”.
I know the difficulties of being a step-parent— much like being a Father-in-Law— you have to know when to speak up and when to stay quiet and sometimes you don’t get it right.
Family is complicated— I live by the belief that blood doesn’t make you family, love does. Time invested does, I have people in my circle I consider to be brothers and sisters because we’ve been through a lot together.
I’m not going to paint it that I’m an easy person to live with or even to get along with, anyone who reads this blog already knows that. But I am who I am and unfortunately that’s the best I can do.
My brother and his wife visted from Japan first arriving four days before the wedding and staying for over a week after the wedding— we spent a lot of time together, we enjoyed foliage, antique stores, book shops and many movie nights. We polished off various bottles of alcoholic beverages and enjoyed each other’s company. It was nice for the sons to spend more time with their Uncle and Aunt, and both of their signifcant others too, one of whom of couse is now my 2nd Daughter in Law.
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Everything returns to normal but that doesn’t mean things get boring.