'My family allowed itself to blend and morph into a new form.'
dad, one mom, one brother, and me — to being part of a massive blended family that just keeps getting bigger. Although my parents' divorce was painful at the time, now that I'm a grown-up, I wouldn't trade my blended family for anything.
I still refer to Dee as my"stepmom" for clarity's sake, but mostly I just call her Dee. I used to refer to Dee's sons as my stepbrothers, but as our family grows bigger, I've ditched the qualifiers for the most part and call them"brothers." It's too much trouble to explain that I'm attending my"stepnephew's wedding" or that I'm going to hang out with my"step-sister-in-law.
While I mourned the dissolution of our nuclear family, I also accepted that it was no longer an option. I focused instead on embracing a new family.While I'm sure the combined Thanksgiving was originally driven by a desire to ease my brother's and my transition during a difficult time, it felt so natural that we just kept doing it. Our holiday traditions have morphed over the years, as people grew up and got married and had children.
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