My Mother once told me, My Father once said...

When I was very little my mother told me, that before I was born God showed me all the families in the world and that out of all of them; I chose this one.

Even though I knew that this was not quite the way things worked; I understood what my mother ment by saying this to me. This was her way of explaining to me that no matter where I go In this world, that I would not find people who loved me more than my family. 

My father on the other hand would say 'You can choose your friends but your family is your family and you have to learn how to live and love one-another like it or not.' And this was his way of telling me that no matter how frustrating family members can be, how angry we may get with one-another or how much we wished we had a choice in the matter; that family was here to stay and that they were not going anywhere. 

Today I am a parent, and there is nothing more valuable for me to offer my children than the value of family and the knowledge that no matter what we will always be by their side. Like it or not!

Don't mistake us (my crazy family and I)  for one of those picture perfect families. We have been seen and heard in public arguing about the silliest things... We have cried out of frustration with one-another many many times. We have even said the harshest of words to one-another during those heated moments. But never ever have we let any of this break us apart. 

So no, we can't always be hunky dory (happy go lucky) but we are a family and we are all together to celebrate the good and hold hands when things get tough. 

Thing is, if you asked me about this years ago when I was a child. I may of not had the words to explain how this whole family thing works. But it didn't matter because the feeling was there! And I knew that no matter what, I had a backup system that was called "my family" and that was enough to hold me up wherever I was, or went or will go. 

Family has been the greatest gift that has been given to me. A gift that I will pass on and that never dies or goes away. We carry family with us where ever we are, even if their time with us here is passed. They are part of you and you of them; 

Xoxo

Natasha Elena G.