Without Greetings

the sun hits you in the face and you wake up on a/your special day. --a birthday, a graduation day, new year, christmas, mother's day, father's day, or just about any "special day" wherein a celebration is in order.

you walk out of your room and join the table for breakfast. --everybody greets you "good morning" and you smile back.

in our family... nobody really greets you on a/your special day. nobody gives away cards or even a text message, not even a hint of "a special day greeting". well... i got a testimonial from my younger sister on my birthday. :p

well, that sucks right? that day comes only once a year and you don't even get a greeting from your own family.

well, let's just say nobody wants to get old. if you remember every single greeting you get every year, and try to sum them up --you'd feel really old. real old. and maybe it's our way of not putting pressure on one another. can you remember family reunions? relatives greet you "happy holidays" and then proceed to stick their noses into your business. compares you to every successful bastard in the family and asks you how would next year go? would you still be the same or would you be successful? (translation: join them next year in criticizing other family members.)

but in our family... (my bro-in-law, my elder sister, my 2 nieces, my nephew, my sister, and me)

there's no need for greetings.

yes, another year passed but nobody is expecting you to change much, because they love the way you are. that is why you smile and join them at the table happy and content. --without greetings.

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oh and we neither say sorry.

click here for redkinoko's no sorry.