As our family has gotten older things have gotten easier. Less drama, less conflict, more conversation, more pleasure from simple company. Not to say it was ever terribly contentious or that it is now incredibly harmonious but as my sister and I turned the corner on and made some headway into adulthood and our folks left the more rigorous aspects of raising us behind them we've settled into something like balance.
All our lives are busy and rich and there are still major life events and challenges to face but after so much time of being a unit a lot of the disputes and irritants have faded. It's become much more important and gratifying to be a part of each others lives, to stay connected, and carve out time when we can. We may not be totally functional, what family is, but through problems and distance we stayed together. And together we move forward.
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