fbpx
  • Lauren Brill shared a letter in the Group logo of To the people we loveTo the people we love group 1 year, 6 months ago

    My Favorite Childhood Memories

    Dear Mom and Dad,

    When I was a child, we went on trips to Disney World, Aruba, California, and Vermont. We went to zoos and parks and all sorts of places. I played soccer worldwide, as we traveled as far as Italy to compete. While each of those memories is special, one of my favorite memories growing up is a bit simpler.

    Every day from first grade until my senior year, one of you drove me to school – sometimes a half hour away. I played soccer for teams all over the state, and you drove me to practice and games several times a week. In addition, you also took me to girl scouts, Hebrew school, tennis lessons, dance, acting classes, and who knows what else. With all these activities, it was often just one of you in the car and me. If it were dad and me, we’d often talk about soccer or school. Dad, you’d pump me up and build my confidence. It was in those car rides you told me I could do anything I wanted in life.

    Mom, if I were in the car with you, we’d blast music like NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys and talk about life. On one of those car rides, while cruising down the New York State Thruway, we decided the song “This is My Promise to You” by NSYNC would be OUR song.

    Those car rides are some of my most cherished memories from my childhood. It was moments I had your full attention – while me and the road, of course. I could talk to you about anything, and we weren’t distracted by other people or the noise of the rest of the world. It was just us. The attention made me feel loved and important. In those car rides, I found a safe space to share my fears and doubts and tell you about whatever was on my mind. Dad told me stories that included life lessons, while mom always was positive and reassuring.

    It was in those car rides I learned to believe in myself.

    While sometimes, we as human beings try to create great memories – planning big trips or throwing huge parties – for me, the best memories have always been the ones we didn’t even realize we were creating.

    I Love you both.

    P.S. I owe you some gas money

    Lauren

    Subscribe  or  log in to reply

    • Lauren,

      Car rides are such a big thing for me. It is during a car ride where a lot of people see the person I am without all of the clouds blocking the way. The car holds for me one of the few places that I feel confident enough to show who I am at the ground level. Often confused for a concert hall, or a Broadway theater is my car. Singing songs in several different languages, one finds the exposure other cultures have had on me. It’s my fortress and somewhere where for the time I’m there, I don’t fear anything.

      Anything from the loudest laughs to the most emotional cries take place there. The stories of travel to places of historical significance and the upload of a lifetime’s worth of sometimes insignificant data I’ve acquired over the years but data that also finds a relevance that truly explains why I never sleep. I’m always learning something, curiosity flames up in the car. I have do fun drives where I pick a direction, and whatever lies in that direction is the journey that day takes. BP stays in business because of me.

      Write me back 

      Subscribe  or  log in to reply

    • Lauren,

      Y’all had a lot of fun trips together. Disneyworld is still on my list of places I want to visit. I’m glad you had those car rides with your mom and dad. You have amazing parents that give you love every chance they get and that is awesome!

      Car rides are so much fun. I enjoy the car rides I had with my family when we would go to different states listening to 80s music. It’s true that the best memories are the ones we don’t realize we’re creating. We’re just enjoying being in the moment.

      Write me back 

      Subscribe  or  log in to reply

Mange push notifications