Family Divide

I was quite intrigued but surely not suprised at the the family divide yesterday at the family reunion/grandpas birthday. There was tension the moment we arrived and it was never hidden. Though united at mealtimes it is obvious this is a family of different values. I loved seeing everybody especially since it had been 13 years since I had seen some of the people and had the oppurtunity to meet new faces. Because no one really addressed us unless they came to us face to face I had plenty of time to observe. I felt as if I could been invisible and that would be okay. This was not a matter of me not trying to apporoach them it was more like them causually avoiding us.