People in our paddling group often refer to it as “family.” We share food, lodging and good times, and the upshot is a lot of strong friendships that extend beyond the activity.
I don’t think I fully appreciated what they meant until last night. We had the last indoor pool practice session of the year. One of the guys had been bringing his eight-year-old daughter to teach her rolling and she put on quite a show last night. We watched her strut her stuff, cheering like so many aunts and uncles. Okay, maybe great aunts and uncles in some of our cases.
The feeling of the family bond extended into our party afterwards, as I sat with another member and his young son. I had understood what people meant by family, but the little girl and boy raised the intensity to the point where it became feeling; a very nice feeling in this holiday season.
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