Family stories and everyday moments of love and warmth don’t always look the way you’d expect. Sometimes a family smells like a meat bouquet instead of roses, or lives in a tiny plastic dinosaur on a university shelf. These 18 stories are proof that the most ordinary habits build the warmest memories.
- It’s my mother-in-law’s birthday, and we’re celebrating. My father-in-law enters the room with a huge bouquet! My mother-in-law joyfully grabs this “bouquet.” Then I look closer, and it’s not flowers, but a decent chunk of meat!
I’m stunned, but my mother-in-law laughs and coyly says, “Girls, you don’t understand. When I was pregnant, my husband brought me flowers for my birthday. And I blurted out, ’I’m hungry. What do I need flowers for?!’”
Since then, they have a steadfast tradition: every year, my father-in-law gives her a big “meat bouquet” instead of useless roses.
Now that’s one meaty gift. 😋
Every year I bake a ton of cookies for family and friends.
- My extended family gives an award every Christmas to the family member who is voted to have done the dumbest thing that year. The “trophy” is a gold crown that must be displayed prominently in the winner’s house for the rest of the year.
Past winning events have included: sneezing and crashing a bike, sinking a row boat, boarding the wrong bus in London, or mistaking a NERF football for a cardinal. You have to have thick skin to be a member of my family.
- My folks have been together for 26 years. Friends ask how they’ve managed to stay together for so long without driving each other up the wall. My parents say, “Love and respect.” But I know their secret.
Everything is decided through “rock-paper-scissors.” Who will vacuum? Paper wins! Who will do the dishes? Scissors win! Where are we going on vacation? “Rock-paper…”— and the itinerary is set.
No arguments, everything is crystal clear. And every time I see them, serious adults having this mini-duel, I think that they’re still just kids at heart.
We play scategories! Best 2 outta 3
My family’s Christmas tradition is to save the ugliest tree we can find and give it a loving home 🙂
Good idea ♥️♥️
- Once, my friend lost a bet and had to go to a high-rise building at night and yell “Euan” for 40 minutes.
What happened next changed everything… FULL STORY on the next page.
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