I have talked to the children in my family over the last 20 years.
My first cousin who is half my age… I told her to question everything! She replied, “that’s right. Question everything but mommy, daddy, and god.” I said, “No. I literally mean everything. Mommy, daddy, god, and everything else.”
I really thought I got somewhere with her. She’s 18 now. I got nowhere. I could be wrong. I’m going to try to spend time with her soon now that she’s an adult.
My younger 1st cousins once removed, I said similar things. Two are preachers (despite their dad getting caught with a man and coming out of the closet, destroyIng a 20+ year marriage), one joined the army despite everything I said, and another is attending America’s last snake handling church.
I don’t think I’ve moved any of them.
I planted seeds though. But when everyone around them is planting weeds, the decent plants can’t compete.
Breaks my goddamn heart.
I have reached kids outside of my family, but way way way way less than I haven’t.
Unfortunately, this.
I have talked to the children in my family over the last 20 years.
My first cousin who is half my age… I told her to question everything! She replied, “that’s right. Question everything but mommy, daddy, and god.” I said, “No. I literally mean everything. Mommy, daddy, god, and everything else.”
I really thought I got somewhere with her. She’s 18 now. I got nowhere. I could be wrong. I’m going to try to spend time with her soon now that she’s an adult.
My younger 1st cousins once removed, I said similar things. Two are preachers (despite their dad getting caught with a man and coming out of the closet, destroyIng a 20+ year marriage), one joined the army despite everything I said, and another is attending America’s last snake handling church.
I don’t think I’ve moved any of them.
I planted seeds though. But when everyone around them is planting weeds, the decent plants can’t compete.
Breaks my goddamn heart.
I have reached kids outside of my family, but way way way way less than I haven’t.
Still. It’s worth it to try.
and another is attending America’s last snake handling church.
Were they in this video?!
https://youtu.be/Z5kmE2lC2_o
Yes. In a single blurred frame.
I drove by the church yesterday on my way to War to reprogram a gas monitor.
That’s wild. I was watching it in awe that such a place existed still like a week ago