Weird & Unusual
When I was growing up I didn’t think my family was weird. My parents watched Star Trek. They listened to Rock-a-billy, James Brown, The Jackson 5 and Cajun zeideco music. (weird) I was encouraged to read, dance, have fun and be independent. As a young family we would go on short road trips just to drive around. Mom and Dad would listen to “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” or “Click & Clack” on NPR then let me and April listen to the Disney hour while eating ice cream in the back seat of our Aerostar minivan. Our adventures were great. They were memorable. We were and still are unique. It wasn’t until I was hanging out with other kids and their families when I discovered we were weird. All the things we did, together, became embarrassing. I wanted to be like everyone else. Boring, predictable and stale. But we were/are not boring... Dad works the midnight shift and Mom works days. Dad wears Russian hats in the winter yet his family