dailyprompt-1847

Thirty Seconds, three minutes

What were your parents doing at your age?

This year I’m turning 33, my mother at my age was a single mother of two and an eternal student. Both in academic and life experiences way. My father was absent and struggling with addiction to different substances, I’m not really aware what happened before 2007 when he was 39 and decided to contact us again.

Both of my parents were born in 1968, 25 years old when I was born. I’m thankful for having my family exactly as it is, nothing can be taken for granted with people and connection.

These are my thoughts on this topic today, and I wish you a wonderful Friday ❤ ❤

My dear mother, 1999/2000

What were your parents doing at your age?

My mother was born in summer of 1968 in far-Southern Norway, her family moved North in mid 1970s to be closer to her Northern mothers side relatives/close family. She has a full sibling, my aunt who is a couple years older. She met my father in high-school years and they met again in Tromsø in 1990s. They lived together until 1995 around two years after I was born.

Since I didn’t know my father well, my mother was very important to relate to in everyday life. In 1999 and 2000 at age 31-32 she was a student and a mother of two children, my half-brother and me. She even visited Russia during this time, she has some knowledge of Russian language and worked as translator to Norwegian occationally.

I really care about my mother and we meet nearly every day. Tusen takk kjære mor, du var (og er fortsatt) der for oss alltid ❤

addict and student

Daily writing prompt

What were your parents doing at your age?

View all responses

I don’t really know what my father was doing at age 31 but he has had addiction since before I was born (and still does), and before I was 2 years old we left and I grew up with a single mother and the other close and extended family including both sides of my family tree.

my mother was a student and a mother of two children; my half-brother and me. She had an addiction to nicotine but otherwise okay, we have strong bond still. And our first dog (a Sheltie), came into our lives then also. And she has quit a long time (decades) ago smoking, that’s a very good job done on her part ❤

Btw they are both born in 1968 so it was around the same time: 1999/2000.