how quickly a visit from two brothers shows the classic roles from childhood. banter, semi-comedic annoyance, competition, impatience, needling, opinion assertion; a full suite of funny and discordant emotions straight from 15+ years ago and within the first few hours.
the tossing of horseshoes and healthy jibes jacking up my own competitiveness (against my own rational objections and annoyance) and amplifying my defensiveness, yet remained a fun and enjoyable weekend that reminded me who i was (am) and included some great conversations, grilled hotdogs, a healthy hike, a bit of junktiqueing, numerous horseshoe matches and recognition of some qualities within all three brothers, some shared, others individually unique.
were we brought up in the same place? yes.
are we similar to one another? at times.
are we different from one another? quite.
are we very close? well, we made it through the weekend.
glad you both could make it.
next powwow will be at one of your houses.
(i wasn’t really going to saw the horseshoes in half.)