This month marks the 20 year anniversary that I have known Dawn.
Kylie ended her musical career on K25, so I borrowed the theme and 鈥楯&D20鈥� took over my facebook last week. I started the pictorial festivities with a picture of us – perms and boofy boy band hair – in 1993.
I think this is a very successful relationship. One that has evolved 鈥� we label ourselves and our relationships sometimes without realising where we are and how far we鈥檝e come.
Beau is 9 this year, and Mr Chickles 8 鈥� they鈥檝e been watching us for nearly half the time we are celebrating. I can鈥檛 say it feels like half, but then the state of my hair colour and almost fully grey beard should account for such.
I like to believe that the word family means and stands for many things. Evolving people, growing and trying to make each tomorrow better than today is what it’s all about – no matter their age. The four of us, 38, 37, 8 and 7 all work together to create a place to which we can safely be. Be loved, be held and be heard.
Nichola, a relative I haven鈥檛 seen in years, framed an image perfectly with her words -she was spot on. 鈥淚 love how our generation has created family
in OUR way. I’m with you Cuz!! And the beneficiaries are our children! Now that’s what I call a family tradition!鈥�
It鈥檚 true, our generation 鈥� all of us out there, have created a more unique family 鈥� our way. Friends, lovers, ex鈥檚, pets, perms, gays, straights, undecideds, wives, grandparents, boyfriends and Kylie imitations 鈥� its what we invest in, it鈥檚 what we love and hold dear to us.
It isn鈥檛 only limited 9 carat gold banded families in the suburbs. It鈥檚 a motley crew of love.
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