journal

I saw my brother today and we had a really good talk. He went through the same childhood I did with a few differences since I'm female. The abuse was there , though in other forms. It all amounted to the same feeling of inadequacy and here we are, older, and we don't want to deal with it anymore. This was one of the most healthy conversations we've had. We are in about the same place right now, wanting to be done digging into our childhood and look forward. Time feels shorter at our age and also our health issues make us value every moment and want to be better parents to boot. It's too late for some dreams but not all, and I have found that I can leave off some old dreams and take on new ones.