Long Relationships

As time passes, I will likely have many references to the people listed below. And, you’d need a diagram to figure it out if I didn’t shed a little light. So, here are the acronyms/changed names, as they will appear:

R – Truest friend, partner, and husband. Also, leaver of socks and all other apparel items by the side of the bed. It is undetermined yet whether this is an act of sedition or extreme preparedness (lest one need a complete outfit at 2am)…

Princess - Oldest daughter of R, my stepdaughter. She is 6 and into all things art, beads, and dress up. She is all things girly in the house and has a very well defined, and unique sense of style. She is decidedly not a morning person and prefers that her brother steer of her room entirely lest they “slime it.â€? She is admittedly shy “like her stepmom,” she says.

Harpo Marx – Harpo is the oldest son of R, my stepson. He is 2 1/2 and goes absolutely bonkers for anything penguins. He alternates between periods of calm and instantaneous moments of glass-shattering laughter and shrieks of joy! He is the yin and the yang and if you tell him he’s hilarious, he’ll tell you, “No, I’m not funny…YOU’RE so funny!�

Holly G. – The ever exuberant, sometimes attentive, frighteningly intelligent persona of the house. She will do anything to get a laugh out of her brother, has been known to stash candy anywhere she can (thank you, Nana), and has more purses than Mommy has shoes. (That is a “feet�!) None of us are the same without her around, and it only took her 4 1/2 years to ask a question that stumped her mother. No, I will not be revealing what that question was…let’s just say it was academic.

Bubby – In this tale of “his, mine, and ours,� Bub is the “ours.� He is our youngest child. See Cocoa Bub post…He also answers to Moose, Bubby, Bubbers, Cheesy (for the cheesy grin he gives whenever you call his name) and Blueberry. He lights up when he sees Holly G.

Stretch - Holly’s eight foot tall, father and our dear friend. Ok, well he’s 6 1/2 feet tall, but once you get to a certain height it bears exaggerating. He is a spiritual, grounded, reflective soul to which I aspire every day. He is intelligent, kind, thoughtful, and I love him more (and differently) than I ever did while we were married.

M - She is R’s ex. They were together for many years, but not enough to truly understand each other. Their divorce was the best thing they ever mutually decided on, and it has been the only thing. My years with R have been wrought with accusations and turmoil as a result. She has used the children, lied about us and them…and we’re still not sure why. She claims to not want the children to be away from their father, but all signs say otherwise. She is and will always be the longest of our “long relationships.” I hope for much insight, wisdom, and compassion…

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