The Official Post About Your Family Thread
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Whoa, I'd never admit to something like that in a public forum.
It's okay, I have total anonymity because I use a screen name.
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Two parents, two brothers. Family of five.
My family escaped a politically tumultuous Yugoslavia (long, & interesting story) in the early 90s, escaping to Germany. Fortunately, we got out before the Kosovo War started. I was born in Germany. We moved to Canada when I was two years old. My mother helped bring many of my relatives over from Kosovo to Canada towards the end of the 90s.
I'm 21, my older brother is 23, my younger brother is 13.
My father got a job as an entry-level machinist at an oil-pump company here in Edmonton 20 years ago, and he now has the 3rd highest position in the company (firm of >100 employees). My mother is a teacher's assistant, who works with Special Needs children. My older brother and myself both went to University on student loans. My older brother finished his business degree, and just secured a full-time job at a bank in Calgary doing investment banking-- he's making more money in his first year on the job than my dad is making after 20 years & multiple raises. Ha. I often feel like my family kinda pulled off a 21st century "American Dream", in Canada-- which seems to be rare these days.
My family means an enormous amount to me. We're truly as tight-knit as they come. We've been through lots together, and I feel like nothing can rip us apart.
My family escaped a politically tumultuous Yugoslavia (long, & interesting story) in the early 90s, escaping to Germany. Fortunately, we got out before the Kosovo War started. I was born in Germany. We moved to Canada when I was two years old. My mother helped bring many of my relatives over from Kosovo to Canada towards the end of the 90s.
I'm 21, my older brother is 23, my younger brother is 13.
My father got a job as an entry-level machinist at an oil-pump company here in Edmonton 20 years ago, and he now has the 3rd highest position in the company (firm of >100 employees). My mother is a teacher's assistant, who works with Special Needs children. My older brother and myself both went to University on student loans. My older brother finished his business degree, and just secured a full-time job at a bank in Calgary doing investment banking-- he's making more money in his first year on the job than my dad is making after 20 years & multiple raises. Ha. I often feel like my family kinda pulled off a 21st century "American Dream", in Canada-- which seems to be rare these days.
My family means an enormous amount to me. We're truly as tight-knit as they come. We've been through lots together, and I feel like nothing can rip us apart.
I have a feeling that whole "coming out" thing might do the trick.
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Lol. Nah-- my mom has always said that she'd love us the same no matter what our sexual orientation is. God bless her. And my dad is too passive to even give a **** about anything that I do with my life.
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I am The Walrus.
I'm 36, been married for 15 years this June. Have 5 kids: #1 (girl, almost 11) plays competitive level soccer and refuses to quit to try anything else. #2 (boy, 7) plays anything with a ball. Doesn't want to play anything on the competitive level so he can keep playing everything. He's very gifted athletically and comes by it all naturally. He also is a junior brown belt 3rd degree in kajukembo style Kung Fu. Both of them are advanced in school and completely healthy. They fight like cats and dogs with each other. #3 (girl, almost 5) goes to preschool and does dance, which is her calling in life. #4 (boy, 3) is our tornado in a bottle. We have literally caught him swinging from the dining chandelier on several occasions. The drawer under our oven no longer works correctly because he uses it as a stepping stool. These two are only about 13 months apart in age and are the best of friends. Both seem to be advanced for their ages and are also healthy. #5 (boy, 8 months) eats, poops, sleeps, and cries. Wife is a SaH mother. I'm an electrician.
I am. I was kidding. FYI that isn't really my SSN.