Vacation cut short...

There's something about family. Family are the only people that we love despite all the crap that's gone under the bridge. They're the only people that we go out of our way to placate, despite any history that would tell us not to bother.

Friends, most of them, we don't go to so much trouble to please. Sometimes there are friends who become family over time, or at least we come to think of them as family, but aside from them, we really don't go out of our way to try to appease them.

Family though, we'll bend over backward to keep from stepping on their toes. They may be kooks, they may have buck teeth or crossed eyes, but in order to keep them from driving us insane when it comes time for a family get together, we do what we have to do to try to keep them happy.

Are we insane?

Maybe, but I think it's because family are the only ones who will always take us back. Family are the ones who will be there, even when we really screw up. Even if they are complete nutjobs, we love them, and we know they love us.