Family Ties That Bind
Teresa Simpson
ENGLISH 1010
Linda Tipton
September 15, 2014
Descriptive Narrative
Family Ties that Bind
“It’s not about having time it’s about making time”, a famous quotation and theme I purposefully base my life on. I learned this way of living from observing my parents. As a Southern family, my parents had only one income because my mother was a stay – at – home – mom. We all learned that time well spent was precious. I am the eldest of four children, two girls and two boys. My brother, two years younger than me, was terminally ill. Time together creates memories that impact our lives. We realize this when someone in the family leaves the world too soon.
One of my fondest memories was our Sunday drives. Every Sunday afternoon my family would load up the car and head out to nowhere in particular. The destination was not relevant but the time together was! My parents wanted us to remember the times we spent TOGETHER! Yes, sometimes there were squabbles in the backseat. We would say things like, “He’s looking at me again”, or “He hit me”, or “Stop it”, or my favorite one, “It’s my turn to stand on the hump”, or” Sit by the window”. Whatever the mood that day or the atmosphere in the car Mom and Dad always made us realize how blessed we were. We eventually would come to understand the luxury of just being together without our brother Doug being in the hospital or worse. We tried to make every minute count. We made a lot of pit stops for snacks. With anticipation heavy in the car, everyone wondered will Dad bring a RC cola and a chocolate moon pie -- or will it be a cold cola and salty peanuts? Either one of the tasty treats would be great! We have several more hours of car games and sightseeing before dinner and our journey home. Do you recall the infamous comedy show “Alice”? It was about a diner with a waitress named “Flo”. Our favorite diner was a “Pitt Grill” about like that! Naturally we would settle for Denny’s or Shoney’s, but Pitt Grill was our
ENGLISH 1010
Linda Tipton
September 15, 2014
Descriptive Narrative
Family Ties that Bind
“It’s not about having time it’s about making time”, a famous quotation and theme I purposefully base my life on. I learned this way of living from observing my parents. As a Southern family, my parents had only one income because my mother was a stay – at – home – mom. We all learned that time well spent was precious. I am the eldest of four children, two girls and two boys. My brother, two years younger than me, was terminally ill. Time together creates memories that impact our lives. We realize this when someone in the family leaves the world too soon.
One of my fondest memories was our Sunday drives. Every Sunday afternoon my family would load up the car and head out to nowhere in particular. The destination was not relevant but the time together was! My parents wanted us to remember the times we spent TOGETHER! Yes, sometimes there were squabbles in the backseat. We would say things like, “He’s looking at me again”, or “He hit me”, or “Stop it”, or my favorite one, “It’s my turn to stand on the hump”, or” Sit by the window”. Whatever the mood that day or the atmosphere in the car Mom and Dad always made us realize how blessed we were. We eventually would come to understand the luxury of just being together without our brother Doug being in the hospital or worse. We tried to make every minute count. We made a lot of pit stops for snacks. With anticipation heavy in the car, everyone wondered will Dad bring a RC cola and a chocolate moon pie -- or will it be a cold cola and salty peanuts? Either one of the tasty treats would be great! We have several more hours of car games and sightseeing before dinner and our journey home. Do you recall the infamous comedy show “Alice”? It was about a diner with a waitress named “Flo”. Our favorite diner was a “Pitt Grill” about like that! Naturally we would settle for Denny’s or Shoney’s, but Pitt Grill was our