Tag: Family
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Where I Come From
It’s been a few weeks since I got back from the Philippines. I am processing through all the stories and the things that I got to see and experience while I was there. I got to spend time in my dad’s hometown. Well, you can’t really call it a town.…
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Friends I Eat With
…….. are the really, really good friends. Have you ever heard of Dunbar’s Number? Here’s another post about it. Friends that I eat with are friends. We have all sorts of friends on Facebook and Twitter. Thousands of friends – thousands of followers. Do we even know what a friend…
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Phone Numbers
Phone numbers used to be an identity marker. Growing up, I knew everyone’s phone number. I had it all memorized. I knew all of our numbers. I knew all of my aunt’s and uncle’s numbers. I knew phone numbers of my friends. If I called you I had your number…
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Attend Your Funeral
I was listening to a talk this am, and the speaker was an artist who had asked the questions – What would it be like to attend your funeral? Of course, we will all attend our funerals – at least our body will (we can have the conversation later about…
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A Wedding in the Family
I officiated a wedding yesterday. Is that what you call it when you are the Officiant at the wedding? I don’t know how many I’ve done but this one was fun. First of all – it was family. Second of all – it was family. There was so much family…
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You Can’t Quit Your Family
I wrote a post once on Quitting Your Identity. Just like you can’t quit an identity, you can’t quit your family. Whether you marry into one or you grow up with one, you can’t quit your family. Your father – whether he’s present or not will always be your father.…
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Where You Come From
……can tell you so much about who you are. I can’t believe how much I continue to learn about who I am and who my family is. At dinner tonight, my dad shared some of the hardships that my family had to experience, but also of the resilience that shown…
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Facebook and Family
I have met so many family members that I have never met face to face – on Facebook. I’m talking to cousins and relatives all over the world. I can get to know them because of this whole Facebook thing. It’s great to meet them and talk to them over…
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To Know Her is to Know Me
I grew up here. This is the view from my window. It’s always great to see this in real life – and there’s no way a camera can capture the beauty of it – and the sounds of all the animals going off right now. I can hear all sorts…
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Family and Identity
Whether you have a close family or a disconnected family, it’s impossible to separate your identity from your family. In fact – no matter what you’re family is like – strong, dysfunctional (and every family is), big family, small family, they shape your identity. Whether you like it or not;…
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Representing
I am representing SDCC today (www.sdcc.edu). I’m at a college fair for 12 hours today. I was thinking about this though, we all represent someone or something. You represent yourself. You represent the school that you go to or the place you work. You represent your family. You represent your…
