I have a lot of respect for my great grandma. Considering that she is almost 105, she is tough as nails. For years her only child has been pestering her, putting her down, and trying to do everything to move her out of her home, but yet my great grandma stood tall and told her to bugger off. "She always been a pain, so why should I show her any respect?" As my grandmother said this to me, I could do nothing but give her a look of disgust. My grandmother looks at her mom and rolls her eyes as she repeats herself, asking my brother and I the same questions she did only minutes ago. "How are you not bothered by it?" My grandmother asks, "Why do you put up with her asking you the same thing over and over again." Giving her my most respectful 'I hate your guts, but I'm gonna pretend to be the ideal grand-daughter' look, I just say, "Because grandmother, unlike you, she shows interest in our lives." The only response I got? My little brother yelling, "BURN".Serves her right.
*sighs* Rant over. Three days into the holidays and I already miss school. It finally hit me this afternoon that this may be my last Christmas here in a long time.. With my family already talking about moving back to Brg.C, it's been a little rattling. Having lived here a little more than three years... I can honestly say it's the only place that has ever felt like home to me. I love V.Island. I love the ocean, the nature, the people, the community. For me, V.Island has been a gateway into a different world for me. So many opportunities have come up, giving me the chance to spread my wings and really be something. I can confidentially say that if we hadn't moved here, I wouldn't be the person I am. I have had the opportunity to meet some of the most amazing people here, whether it was through school, the shelter, Red cross or just around. Individuality is not rare here, it is a requirement... And as much as it makes me sad to know that soon I'll be leaving, I can't wait for the new opportunites that lay just beyond the horizon. Soon, I'll be on my own, making my own decisions, my own mistakes and my own memories. I will take everything I have ever learnt, experienced and cherished from V.Island with me to my new home... For even though living here has been just a short part of my life's path, it has helped shape me into who I am today.
QOTB:The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post.
