hoops
08-02-2009, 08:45 PM
My oldest sister turned 50 on Friday. yes two days after my birthday and 8 years before it. it was celebrated by the whole family on two days when i absolutely could not be there. i felt horrible about this, but one of those days was my birthday and i was at meetings till 9:30 pm, so i wasn't celebrating either.
I remember whene my dad turned 50, there was a big party with family and friends. it was a big day.
I only remember when mom turned 50 because her older sister called her to rub it in, knowing mom would be embarrassed and maybe a little hurt. all of her children and friends only knew her to be 17.
Missy also celebrated this weekend up at my uncle's lake in the adirondacks with bonfires and beer and speed boats and water skiing and I'm sure there was some pot smoking and goodness knows what else. i couldn't go...i had no ride.
She was the sister who introduced me to Janis, playing BTL on here stero at top volume across the hall from me. I loved listening in and would go in here room and look for the album when she was out. that's how i recognized it when i was old enough to buy it.
She introduced me to nudity, in a strict catholic family. she tried to introduce me to beer and pot, but i declined. she always treated me as an equal, even with our age difference. she shaved my legs for the first time and permed my hair when i was a young teen. she tried to interest me in boys ( over and over again, without any success) I think she still would today if given the chance. she has always accepted me, as far as i can tell. she has asked me to be her strength when she didn't have her own. She was the one i had to tell that mom died before she could make it to the hospital. we stood out in the parking lot and i held her while she broke down, so scared, so lonely, so afraid, so lost. She is my big sister and i am so blessed to have her. Her 50th birthday is a landmark event in our family. she is so young.
I'm glad Missy celebrated 50 so well. I'm glad she sees it as a mark of wisdom rather than age, i'm overjoyed that she made it in good health when she wasn't supposed to be walking by now. I love my sister and i wish her many more years of celebration, and i have told her this much, that i Love her and i wish her a life filled with love and joy. I love you Missy, thanks for being my big sister
peace
hoops
I remember whene my dad turned 50, there was a big party with family and friends. it was a big day.
I only remember when mom turned 50 because her older sister called her to rub it in, knowing mom would be embarrassed and maybe a little hurt. all of her children and friends only knew her to be 17.
Missy also celebrated this weekend up at my uncle's lake in the adirondacks with bonfires and beer and speed boats and water skiing and I'm sure there was some pot smoking and goodness knows what else. i couldn't go...i had no ride.
She was the sister who introduced me to Janis, playing BTL on here stero at top volume across the hall from me. I loved listening in and would go in here room and look for the album when she was out. that's how i recognized it when i was old enough to buy it.
She introduced me to nudity, in a strict catholic family. she tried to introduce me to beer and pot, but i declined. she always treated me as an equal, even with our age difference. she shaved my legs for the first time and permed my hair when i was a young teen. she tried to interest me in boys ( over and over again, without any success) I think she still would today if given the chance. she has always accepted me, as far as i can tell. she has asked me to be her strength when she didn't have her own. She was the one i had to tell that mom died before she could make it to the hospital. we stood out in the parking lot and i held her while she broke down, so scared, so lonely, so afraid, so lost. She is my big sister and i am so blessed to have her. Her 50th birthday is a landmark event in our family. she is so young.
I'm glad Missy celebrated 50 so well. I'm glad she sees it as a mark of wisdom rather than age, i'm overjoyed that she made it in good health when she wasn't supposed to be walking by now. I love my sister and i wish her many more years of celebration, and i have told her this much, that i Love her and i wish her a life filled with love and joy. I love you Missy, thanks for being my big sister
peace
hoops