http://literarylens.org/2009/08/photos-of-a-fractured-famil/ Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:08:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://literarylens.org/2009/08/photos-of-a-fractured-famil/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Emily Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:29:54 +0000 http://literarylens.org/?p=594#comment-1007 It's actually kinda weird I guess but my family was never big picture takers. I mean we have some like home videos of like birthday parties and just random running around the yard, but that's about it. If there was one whole picture album from my whole childhood it would be a lot. I guess it works out that I can just remember it the way I want and not have to face the reality of people being missing or what not. I always feel that "family" are the people you love and who are there for you no matter what. I don't think that just because you have similar DNA that someone is family. For me you have to earn that respect and I know most of the people I share DNA with have never bothered to earn that trust from me. On the lighter note... I love going through my old journals and stuff from like kindergarten. It's amazing how simple our lives seemed!!!! It’s actually kinda weird I guess but my family was never big picture takers. I mean we have some like home videos of like birthday parties and just random running around the yard, but that’s about it. If there was one whole picture album from my whole childhood it would be a lot. I guess it works out that I can just remember it the way I want and not have to face the reality of people being missing or what not. I always feel that “family” are the people you love and who are there for you no matter what. I don’t think that just because you have similar DNA that someone is family. For me you have to earn that respect and I know most of the people I share DNA with have never bothered to earn that trust from me. On the lighter note… I love going through my old journals and stuff from like kindergarten. It’s amazing how simple our lives seemed!!!!

]]> http://literarylens.org/2009/08/photos-of-a-fractured-famil/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Amanda Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:40:19 +0000 http://literarylens.org/?p=594#comment-1006 I understand what you're talking about here. Our family photos show the same sort of things. It can be depressing to look at them sometimes. I understand what you’re talking about here. Our family photos show the same sort of things. It can be depressing to look at them sometimes.

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