An Apology to My Brother Robert
This is a really sore memory for me.. I don’t even recall which birthday it was, but I remember I was living back on Lemon Circle so it was definitely in my teens. I was given a birthday gift by my brother Robert. It was a fuzzy poster of a knight on a dragon that he had colored in with markers. It was an odd sort of gift (to his credit, I’m very difficult to buy for) …but that wasn’t really important. It was the first birthday gift he had ever given me (or any of my brothers, for that matter, that I can recall) and I treated it with the same disdain that I had for anyone who showed me any kind of family attention back then. I made some sort of confused expression and my lack of enthusiasm for the gift was quite apparent. A little bit later, in an attempt to salvage the gift, I began to fill in his coloring job with some shading and whatnot. He saw me doing this, and to this day I don’t know how he felt about it.. I don’t think he ever did give me another gift.
Anyhow… If you ever read this, Robert, I’m sorry for my thoughtlessness.
- Pete
February 5th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Yeah, I think we’ve all done things we regret in those turbulent times titled the teens. I know I very likely severed ties that I will never be able to mend.
February 9th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Yea, me too, to say the least. It’s good to at least write out an apology, tho. I’m reading a book about that now.
May 8th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
There is no need to apologize. He thought it looked better after you touched it up, though it might have had decreased its value. You’re his older brother; anything you did was cool to him. Besides, he knew behind that indifferent look was a great big ol’ hug dying to get out. I know this because I am an expert in robertpsychoanalysis. I have analyzed over 300 Robert’s; twenty-seven of which involved Robert/Peter conflicts.
May 8th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Don’t worry ’bout it. I’m sorry that I traded your variflex skateboard to Jerry. And trading your Swoop Dinobot to that idiot in Yorba Linda for some stupid Gobot looking toy. And calling you peter, peter, pumpkin eater. It doesn’t matter what you or any of our brothers do I still love you all.
May 13th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Haha.. ahh.. I forgot that stuff. Don’t worry about it. Kids do stupid things, I guess. I’m just glad you’re doing well out there.