Well this year, At first I didn't think I had a lot to be thankful for, but after a few reflections, I do have one big fact to be thankful for. The good parts of my relatives.
As cliche' as that is, the recent events concerning my departed Uncle/cancerous Grandmother Have made me think more about the good parts of my family. The bad parts are: Cousin "Big" Jeffrey, Grandma Park, and Aunt Wanda.
Now, Cousin Jeffrey is like my GRandmother Park, what with the "How you can benefit me" Attitude, except that my Grandmother Park doesn't do Drugs or steal things, and at least if GRandma Park owes someone she WILL pay them back, So I give that to her at least.
Aunt Wanda.....She's psycho. She tried to turn my beloved Grandma Harding's funeral into....well something all about her. Replacing Pictures of Grandma Harding with pictures of herself and such forth, and basic all around craziness. That and she was a cheating whore when she was married to Jerry. She married the guy she was cheating on him with, of whom is very lazy anyway....but the biggest example of her craziness is:
She thinks my Father controls my Mother.
The entire idea is...laudable to say the least. If she even had an inkling of who my Mother really was, She'd kick herself for ever thinking that. HELL, The REVERSE is more true than what she thinks. My Father, My Dad, is very giving when it comes to my Mom.
So first I did think on the bad parts, but then I came to the good portion of my Family:
Immediate family wise, Mom and Dad need not even be mentioned. Russell, my 15 year old Little brother....He's a pain in the ass, he can run his mouth off to no end (Some of which I find hilarious), He can convince people to do shit for him in ways ranging from the very subtle to the blatantly obvious, but I love'em. He's a very honorable kid, especially for his age. He will back people up, and stand up for stuff. That and he's funnier than shit, especially with his "Back in 'Nam" and "Proper English Ghetto speak" schpiels.
Grandmother Harding, who is not with us anymore. She passed away peacefully in her sleep my....what was it...Junior year of high school? It was about four years ago. She was....Everything Grandma Park wasn't. Very Kind, very sweet, very giving and generous, and I really miss her this year above any other year.
My Aunt Dana. She's a little racist, a little controlling, but deep down I think she is a good person who means well, and I have to say she handled my UNcles death with a degree of strength I did not expect.
Billy, my best friend. He's an anime/video game nut, and how he treats his mum/brothers/dad can annoy me and cause me to shake my head at times, but that's his family and it's not my business. I can count on him, and that's what matters. A Self described cynist(Or just a cynical person), I still have to say he's one of the best people I've known.
So Yeah. I got a lot to be thankful for this year. So that's my Thankful Schpiel. Who's next?
