Relationships

"You can't live with them, you can't live without them", that's the best quote I can think of right now. When they are around you can't wait for them to leave, but for one reason or another you need them, even if it's because you miss them or because you need something from them. That's what today's story is about. I believe that there isn't such thing as a normal family. There is always something that can tell a family apart from another, some weird thing or behavior, etc.

There was this guy, who came to our home only during the weekends, comes in saturday morning and leaves sunday night. Everyone is happy living that way, even if those two days sometimes seemed to be like a week because the house looked like a battlefield. Don't worry, it was only verbal, no living been was hurt. (that I know o.o) Anyway, it was a more or less healthy way of showing how they cared for each other. There was one person that at first tried to rise the white flag so everyone could be together without arguing, but soon that person realized that all that work wasn't doing much and simply stopped and let the situation flow. I mean, they could be arguing for days, but in some point they somehow acted as if nothing happened and in that point it looked like a normal family, even if it was only for a couple of minutes. Everything seems to be doing well so far, in a weird way. But now, let's say that at the end of the year he stopped coming, and next thing you know he wants to talk to everyone about something important. Chan! What could it be?! *suspense music here* He was moving with another woman and wasn't going to come over the weekends anymore. Phew, false alarm. Nothing wrong. No one seemed to surprised or socked. Actually, some even were relieved that the peace that was over the week days was going to continue over the weekends. Is a "and everyone lived happy" ending.

But! Who said it ended there? Let me describe his situation now. This woman had quite a different relationship with her family. She talked to her daughters not only as a mother but also as if she was a good friend of them, she had a good relationship with her exs (I think there are 2), and everyone in that family cares and loves and is in touch with everyone. (You are noticing some differences between the two families, right?) Well, now we add that guy into this last family. What do we get? A not so peaceful result. Soon you get calls like, "I was starting to believe you forgot about me" or "Do you remember me?"... When before that there could be times when you don't hear from him for week.. So you are like o.O? And c'mon! are you gonna tell me that it was himself alone who got to those lines so soon? especially when he is surrounded by a family like that? Make your own conclusions :/

Anyway, if there has been some time since the last call, you should remember and do the call first. Otherwise, you would be blamed for being a bad person and not caring about people. So, yes. You have to do those calls (calls that last from 5 to 10 mins) and organize meetings with the new family (that so far all have been suspended for one reason or another) and act as if everything is ok and you care about what's going on with them (even if you don't know them :S), etc. Yes, relationships are great. And family ones are the best.

*goes make a call..*