Ever think of leaving?
… I know this is a weird thought from a blog focused on improving my house, but lately I’ve been giving more thought to leaving the island. Why? Family, of course … if there’s one thing that should be understandable about why someone would ever leave here, it should be family. Oh, usually it’s the other way around - your kids go to the Mainland for college, find an exciting world out there, maybe get a job or an advanced degree there, too … and then Mom or Dad falls ills, needs some help, and the kids are reeled back to Hawaii. Most of them don’t seem to regret it, but quite a few that I’ve met still miss their old home on the ML.
I guess I could hang tough and wait for the kids to boomerang back home, or even
June 17th, 2006 at 10:20 am
Thats usually how it yeah, regardless of where you live. Ohana comes first. You eda wanna be close to them or not, you know. I suppose it depends on da drama or fun of da dysfunction in each ohana.
I think its ironic (also typical) to have been born and raised in Hawaii; and once upon a time da goal was always to leave “da rock” yeah, go mainland. Anden now stay mainland (3decades latah) no can afford to go home or you get use to a certain lifestyle in da mainland you not going have if you move HOME/Hawaii cause of the economy & housing market la dat.
Regardless doe, home is always home yeah. Your soul knows where it belongs.