I don't know how eclectic everyone’s music taste is but mine is pretty well spread out. I'm listening to Pinks Family Portrait like I do sometimes and started remembering things. I have had some past experiences that have caused me to block certain parts of my past from my conscience mind. Listening to the song today I remember trying to fix my family. I tried so many different ways. Find my mom a new man, make my Aunt Jaime smile or proud of something, help my little brother with his schooling as he fell farther and farther behind. I tried some many things and they never worked. It took some time to realize that I cannot fix everything but I wanted a happy family. I vaguely remember my Dad from when I was little but not a lot. Me wearing his army boots and my brothers marching around with me as he laughed is the clearest memory and I think I was 3 or so. My mom used to try to get family portraits after she divorced my Dad but it never really happened. We were really pretending to be happy in the pictures. By the time I hit middle school she stopped completely.... I like family portraits. When I go visit my Dad and his family this summer I am going to try to get a big family portrait of everyone. I would like that.
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