Say - Revisted

I've been thinking a lot about this post.

Those of you who know me well, know that this topic has not always been an easy one for me. I find it ironic that I'm revisiting this topic while once again pregnant. I am pleased to inform all of you that actually read this, that this time things aren't quite the same.

A family member found a sibling of my biological father on Facebook and the long and short of it is: I decided to email him. And you know what? I am happy to be able to say that not everyone in that side of my family is either unwilling or afraid to not only acknowledge me but actually TALK to me! And by talk... I mean actually talk to me, about everything the serious elephant in the room (who gets smaller every time we talk- to me at least) to mundane things like how the Wii Fit game is incredibly rude ;).

I think that both of us are still trying to figure out these new found roles but in all honesty, that's perfectly okay. In a perfect world, I would have grown up knowing him as my Uncle and he would have watched me grow up. But we all know that the world is far from perfect. So at this point in both our lives (ironically we are both at the start of new chapters aside from the one we are figuring out together) we will hopefully continue to go forward and learn and enjoy getting to know each other.

In the conversations I have had with my Uncle, I found that I really did want to know that side of my family. I did not use to think of anyone from that side as family. They where just people that I am genetically related to (okay and in a few cases that may be true still) but now. Now I know that not everyone is hiding from something or someone and is willing to actually be my family. And I am very grateful for that!

I hope that in the new year, every single person who reads this, takes something that seems challenging to them, and just does it.

Do it with your heart wide open. I think you might be surprised at the end, if not with the result at least with yourself.