Letter #3

As a friend suggested on her OD, I’m not going to post all the letter topics here. The entire list will be with the first one…

Day 3 — Your parents

Dear Mom and Dad,

Of all my friends, my childhood was probably the most unique. An only child and army brat, I learned to be self sufficient and not afraid to meet new people. You reminded me recently that with every move, one of the first things I would do is check out the neighborhood for kids my age. It was not always easy starting over so often. I see in-laws and friends with roots deeper than I can ever imagine. Sometimes I would wonder if I missed out on something special. Truth be told though, I was lucky for my life. I lived by DC during the US Bicentenial; I spent my summers with family in Philadelphia, and most importantly I had two parent who cared for and supported me.

Mom, you said a few times recently that if you had it to do over again, you’d have been nicer to me. Every time I hear that I cannot help but laugh. I am thankful you were the way you were. Perhaps you remember it differently but I thought I had a pretty good time. Maybe you feel that way because it seems that I rebelled against you when I became an adult. I went some directions other than ones you would have preferred. It’s ironic now that so many years later, those traits in you that you thought I shunned are now coming out in me. Who would have thought 🙂

Dad, there is much I won’t write to you now because as I look at the list of letters ahead, you have a personal one coming. All I will say now is how lucky I’ve always thought I was to have you as a father and friend. We are so much a like in interests, personality and looks. I am grateful we get to spend as much time as we do together.

I doubt most media would portray our family life growing up as a typical one and that is good. It was original and IMHO better. It shaped who I became and again into the person I evolving to be now. Thank you!

~Scott