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02/09: Similarities.
"You are just like my mom! Keeps everything to yourself. How do you expect things to progress as a couple, when there is no communication?"I remembered. These words spitted out from my lips in exasperation. The similarities didn't end there. Both were good looking, independent women with strong personalities. Both loved kids to bits but are not good at maintaining sustained relationships with kids. Well, for my mom at least. For Her, I could only gauge it from her interaction with pets, her family's dog, and my cats. It is always easy for them to mother, and play with the cute little things for short periods of time. But not a sustained relationship.
"I'll have a chat with your mom. I've known her for years. She does care. She just has a problem expressing her love for the bunch of you kids." My aunt assured me.
We were having a couple of pints at the bar, when I expressed my worries about the recent turn of events in the family. I was worried about my brother's health. I was worried about the pressure and uncertainty my mom and sister-in-law were undergoing. I was worried I would have a hard time stepping into my sister's shoes to attempt to hold the family together. My sister had just relocated to Hong Kong for 2 years. It didn't help that my personal and work life was in shambles.
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