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Today I am grateful for my brother. When he was so ugly in two casts on his feet and a scab from the forceps at birth the family story says I took one look at him started crying and told my Mom "we should have gotten a puppy". At the time and many times after she agreed ... poor kid, two already nutty females being driven to the edge by endless trips to the doctor for daily cast changings since he would destroy them immediately after they were put on. I remember him walking across a slippery kitchen floor in his casts as fast as he could go falling down and getting right back up. And taking a flyswatter handle when nobody was looking to help scratch down inside when they itched so bad. And his tears and fears being at a children's hospital getting his feet fixed, scared of the other children with so many worse problems. Then came the endless pain with playing football, the endless search for comfortable shoes, which then had to be exchanged so he could match his team. His face lighting up to 1000watts when I asked him one Monday night during football to show what it really felt like to be tackled .... every little brother's dream ... and his care of when I flew through the air I landed with a thud on a mattress and did not break LOL I remember his life being harder than mine, he lived with Dad, more was expected from him. I saw him a few years ago ago so depressed he could not get out of bed, I've seen him recover, I see him living now. I want to thank my HP for knowing what was best when he gave me this person who last week followed a truck that was swerving on the road into a business parking lot to find the driver beating his dog with fists, stood his ground until the people in the business called the police, he was almost arrested until the police saw the dog's bloody snout. He didn't leave until he saw the officer's handcuff the man and remove the dog from the truck. I thank my HP for this person who is willing to remove moldy drywall from my basement with me. And I thank HP for giving me such a good person to love me as much as I love him.
What a gift of "awareness" that you have now that you can recognize all of your brother's talents!!! I love my two brothers that I am sandwiched between a lot too and can feel the love shining through your post for yours.
You should share this share with him
Maria123
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