As Rainy Day has told you before, she has a large Family of
Choice, but the other day, she had the excitement of meeting up with her
biological sister for the first time in almost 20 years. You see, Rainy Day's parents were divorced
when Rainy D was a little girl, and both subsequently remarried. Rainy's Daddy
and his new wife had four children; Rainy's Mom and her new husband had zilch.
So while Rainy Day is an only child, she also has four (half) siblings.
Needless to say, they were not raised together, and never
became all that close, so when Little Sister #1 contacted Rainy Day a few weeks
ago, and realized they don't live all that far apart and further suggested they
meet for lunch at a place half way between their homes, Rainy Day was ecstatic!
You see, she's always known her siblings, because she is so much older than
they, but they have not always known her.
The day came, and Rainy Day was very grateful for cruise
control on her car, otherwise, she would have broken the speed laws in her
excitement and hurry to meet up with #1. They had a great visit, traded all
sorts of funny family gossip, and made arrangements to meet again, at least
once, before the weather turns sour and travel becomes a tad bit more iffy.
As Richard Bach says, "Rarely do members of the same
family grow up under the same roof." Rainy Day knows this – that's why she
has such a large, and loving, Family of Choice. But, she thinks, it's also a
great gift to have a family of biology, too. Perhaps because as an only child
Rainy Day is now an orphan?
At any rate, Rainy Day is very excited about meeting up with
#1 Sister, and hopes you will join in her excitement, and be sure that you tell
your siblings (of choice or biology) how much you love them for being them and
for loving you.
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