I don't claim to be something I'm not. I know who and what I am. I may not be proud of everything that has happened in my lie, but I don't deny that it has happened. I know my flaws, weaknesses, and issues, but I don't let them run my life. I will be strong in the years to come with the help of my family and friends. I'm grateful for them all. Everyone in my life has had a part in making me who I am today and I'm better because of it. My father has given me the knowledge I need to question what I believe, look at the evidence, and make a sound decision. My mother has given me my stubborn nature to never give up even when I'm on my knees. My grandmother has shown me how to survive when a loved one passes. My brother has shown me how to step back and think before I speak. My husband has shown me what it means to always put family first. My kids have shown me how to truly laugh. While we don't always agree, we show our love for each other in our own way. We have our strengths and help each other out in times of weakness.
The best part of family is that they're always there when you need them. There's no way I can thank them enough for the strength they've given me through the years. I don't know everything about my family, nor do they know everything about me. We don't need to know everything to love and help each other out. The only thing we need to know is that someone needs help and if we are able to give it, we do. It breaks my heart to see someone that doesn't have a good relationship with their family simply because they disagree on one issue. I don't think people like me know how lucky we are to have an understanding family until we talk to someone that doesn't have that. It's hard for me to understand how a parent can disown their child because they don't share the religion. I just can't justify disowning my kids if they become religious when they're older.
Things like that just shouldn't happen in this day and age. We should be past that by now. We should be able to accept people for who they are, not what they're dressed like, the color of their skin, their gender, sexual preference, or religion. I just can't understand why people feel like their better than someone else because of they 'know' their religion is true and the others are false. I'm just one more person that thinks we all should be able to get along and not fight over which supernatural belief is better. It just doesn't make any sense.
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The best part of family is that they're always there when you need them. There's no way I can thank them enough for the strength they've given me through the years. I don't know everything about my family, nor do they know everything about me. We don't need to know everything to love and help each other out. The only thing we need to know is that someone needs help and if we are able to give it, we do. It breaks my heart to see someone that doesn't have a good relationship with their family simply because they disagree on one issue. I don't think people like me know how lucky we are to have an understanding family until we talk to someone that doesn't have that. It's hard for me to understand how a parent can disown their child because they don't share the religion. I just can't justify disowning my kids if they become religious when they're older.
Things like that just shouldn't happen in this day and age. We should be past that by now. We should be able to accept people for who they are, not what they're dressed like, the color of their skin, their gender, sexual preference, or religion. I just can't understand why people feel like their better than someone else because of they 'know' their religion is true and the others are false. I'm just one more person that thinks we all should be able to get along and not fight over which supernatural belief is better. It just doesn't make any sense.
