The Perfect Family

I love my family.

On the outside, it's confusing.

On the inside, it's perfect.

I would not change it for anything.

I have four half-brothers and two half-sisters. When my parents were together, they only had me. I never remember them being together so it was "normal" to me growing up. 

Heck! I received two of everything. Two birthdays. Two Christmases. Two Thanksgivings. Two Easters. Two homes. What's there to complain about as a kid?

At one home I was the big brother. At the other, I was the baby brother. I learned to adapt.

Now, with the addition of my wife's family, it's even better. Now we get four of everything! Plus we have family all over the place. Life is abundant!

Could I put a negative spin on my experiences? Absolutely. But I choose not to. I choose to focus on the positive.

It's true that you don't get to choose your family.

But you do get to choose who you become.

And I know that I would not be the person I am today if it was not for my mom, dad, siblings and extended family.

My brother-from-another-mother is here to help The Conscious Builder for a little bit but, more importantly, Sullivan is loving having Uncle Riley around to play with him :) We're making the most of it!