We’re made up of orphans, runaways, mixed race, natural borns, adoptees, steps, planned and unplanned. The big family includes crazy intellectual aunts and weird paranoid uncles. An estranged cousin who went to the west coast and we rarely hear from. A gay older brother who still managed to take up for us when we were younger. A tomboy younger sister who also happens to be pretty but isn’t comfortable with that just yet. A sometimes narrow minded dad but who has the best intentions. A sometimes emotional roller coaster loving mother who worries about us. A grandmother with a thick accent who always wants to feed us and wonders why we’re not married. A grandfather who fought in a world war but doesn’t understand your world.
Wonder why we don’t all get along and how we got to be this way? Look at your ancestors.
Our ancestors are a mixed bunch. They are runaways, rebels, independents, criminals, nobles, schemers, romantics, traditionalists, natives and radicals. This country was a chemistry experiment. Unstable at times. But beautiful in its alchemy. It takes guts to try something different. It can blow up in your face, but sometimes mixing things up means loosing your eyebrows. But don’t lose your sight.
