tomorrow, my parents will have been married 34 years. this astounds me, if only for the mere fact that thirty four years is almost one and a half times my age.<\/p>\n
but what astounds me even more is that, after all this time, they are still deeply in love. i know this, not because they told me so, but because of the way they live. because of the respect they have for one another; because they have endured bad times and celebrated good times together;<\/i> because they are forever forgiving; because they still manage to go on adventures; because they can make each other laugh; because they finish each other’s sentences; because they wash each other’s underwear; because they share the remote control; because they still go out on dates; because once in a while i see my mom’s face beam or my dad’s eyes twinkle; because when they cuddle on the sofa his arm automatically reaches around her and her head finds his shoulder and they just fit.<\/p>\n
for those reasons, and many more not mentioned, they inspire me, and for that i thank them.<\/p>\n
i also thank them for, you know, giving birth to me, but that probably goes without saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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