Reflections of a family

This is a picture of my dad and my sister hanging up socks together. I feel like this picture is a real family togetherness picture. I like seeing pictures like this because it is harder to find this day. I have heard of family members feuding with each other. I have heard of affairs breaking up families. Affairs are not only hard on the spouse being cheated on, it is also hard on the children. Mom and Dad aren't united anymore, the children are splitting their loyalty by the absence of one parent. I had a babysitting job where I was told by the father that the mother never loved the kids. The mother did come around to see the kids like she still was apart of the original family. However, she had a boyfriend and would not stay for a long period of time. The kids put up a big front like nothing was wrong, but there were signs of a family missing the traditional structure. The kids would never eat a meal which was cooked on the stove. There dad bought them nothing but frozen dinners. If I tried to cook something on the stove, they would flat out refuse to eat it. The kids introduced me to Nintendo, which I got heavily involved like they were involved. The mazes were a challenge and it also took up time, until dad got home from work. The older sister Katie became the substitute mom over Billy who told me he did not need a babysitter. After I had left the job, I heard the father was dating a Spanish lady with kids of her own. I lost track of Billy and Katie. I hoped they turned out OK and are living productive lives.

Reflecting ahead to the John Edward's affair, I only hope he can turn his loyalties back to his own children and step up to the plate by being a full time dad. I feel for his wife Elizabeth who has terminal Cancer. She was asked to forgive her husband which she did. She said she did it for the sake of her children. She has shown a lot more courage than John Edwards could ever show in his life time. I hope John can put his affair in the past and not go back to his wild ways. This is not good for his young children. Plus, he needs to honor his marriage vows to keep structure in every one's lives.