Family: Part One

So, I thought today we could do a little family background! Because, I dunno, maybe it'll help you understand why I am the way that I am. Who knows.

Once upon a time, whilst in college, my parents fell in love and decided to get married. First, they had my amazing sister Jay. A mere 14 months later, they had me, the greatest gift of all. And 2 years later, they had my little brother Mitch. We were one average, seemingly happy family. Only, we really weren't.

When I was 6, my parents got divorced. While all of the children were affected, I think I was the most; I was the only child to cry that day. And thus my world crumbled around me, and I was forced to deal with tons more than any 6 year old girl should have to deal with.

When I was 7, my mom remarried and my family relocated. She married a man who had previously been divorced twice and had 3 kids from those failed marriages. So, my mom married this guy, and I had 3 new siblings forced upon me. And sometimes this was great, and others it really freaking sucked. But now, I had two older sisters and another younger brother. Linda, Sarah, and Jared.

A few years later, my dad remarried Stacey; a lovely lady who had no kids, had two cats, and had nothing but respect for the three children she had now inherited. She really is lovely, she loves me and my two real siblings like we're her own kids; sometimes my dad even jokes that she loves us more than he does sometimes, which I think could potentially be true on occasion. After a little while, my dad and momma had a little girl, Emma. Aaaand two years later, they had a little boy Chaz.

Sometime after that, Sarah and Jared moved to Texas and pretty much became....disowned by my mom, Jay, Mitch, and myself. The way they, along with their mother, had gone about dealing with all of their problems was completely the wrong way. It put my family through a lot of hard stuff. But we dealt with it. They're not a part of my life anymore, and I'm doubting that they'll ever be a part of my life again. But you know, I'm just letting the pieces fall where they may. Because I'm not holding any grudges against them, we had some really fun times together when we were kids.

So, there's the gist of my family background. Eventually, I'll go in and tell you my relationship with each member of my family... Okay, maybe not EVERY member of my family... I guess you'll just have to wait and see.

Oh, and because this started out with once upon a time, you should know that I'm still just waiting for my happily ever after.

--S.E.