The awesome co-hosts for the February 2 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell Butler, Jacqui Murray, Sandra Cox, and Lee Lowery!
This is an easy question...EVERYONE.
Just months before starting my membership in the Insecure Writers Support Group I moved a thousand miles away from everyone I ever knew. All the people who molded me into the shape I am today are greatly missed. The grandparents who always saw the possibilities inside me, the parents who made sure those possibilities had a chance to blossom, the aunts, uncles, and cousins who influenced my thoughts and ideas, the friends who allowed me to be myself; all of them are far away.
The hardest part of leaving so many behind is knowing that my children will not have those same amazing influences in their lives. The best part about knowing this is I appreciate every memory and embrace each one so it can shine through my being. My kids will know those influences through me, and my readers will catch glimpses of them, too.
Thanks for visiting me today. While the void is not completely filled by it, hearing from you does mean a lot to me. Thanks for your support and influence!
Laugh for the day: Grammarly wanted to correct "so many behind" to "so many behinds." Yes, there are a lot of behinds in my family, and they would all get a kick out of that.
That must have been hard to move so far away from your family. I hope you're able to stay in touch. And it's great that you have your memories of being with them.
ReplyDeleteThat's rough to move so far away from family. We moved all the time so I was never around more than my immediate family.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to this online world! It is like no other.
ReplyDelete'So many behinds.' Heh.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have a strong loving family. I'm sure you miss them.