But my family is much bigger than most. I have several mothers, many sisters and brothers, and even a few dads. My cousin's are an endless number, and aunts and uncles are too many to count. I'm not talking about my directly related family. No, I'm talking about my WHOLE family. Take a look at A, B, and C. This is only a very small portion of my oversized family.
Exhibit A.
This is Mindy Smith. For all of you who have
never met her, don't know of her, or have never seen her work,
shame on you.
I like to refer to her as my second mother.
I love listening/reading the advice she has to give me when
I'm feeling like a worthless
piece of you-know-what,
I get just as excited as my mom does when
I hear she's coming to visit,
and I think she's one hell of a woman.
She's definitely my family.
Exhibit B.
This here is Tanya Wilkinson .
She's been friends with my mother since their junior
high days.
When Tanya moved in down the street I
realized that not only did my mom gain a friend on the block,
but I gained something too.
I've always found that I've been
a lot more comfortable around people older than me,
than people my age, and Tanya
has been someone I feel very comfortable around.
She's sweet, and an amazing mother with boys
who are gonna make it into the
NFL someday:)I'll be waiting!
She's someone I look up to greatly, and one
of the people who has set a good example of
who I want to be as a mother.
Thank you Tanya!
She's definitely my family.
Exhibit C.
This is the best friend a girl could ask for,
Brandie Frampton.
When everyone else has left me in the dust,
Brandie has stuck by me.
I can think of very few times we've ever argued,
and each time, it's resolved right then and there.
She and I decided a long time ago that
we were more like sisters,
and God just forgot to put us together in the beginning.
We tell each other anything and everything,
she's been there for me in times
when I just needed a shoulder to cry on, and I for her.
She knows what to say and when exactly to say it.
I love her,
and I am very privileged to have her as a friend. . .
and a sister.
She is most definitely family.
**I want to say a special THANK YOU to my mom,
cause no matter how
many times I tell her I just want to transfer schools, or give up
on school all together, she's always there to
tell me I can do it!
And no matter how many jerks I pick up as 'friends',
she's always there to tell me that I don't need them.
And no matter how many times
I get hurt by some boy with too big of an ego,
she's always there to tell me I deserve so much more, and
that he's just a loser anyway.:)
Thanks mom!
