#which is janky and silly but also a sincere sign of my affection

[princess-stabbity]

i realize this is waxing poetic abt suburban banality, but i really do love the concept of putting pictures of your family on the fridge. maybe it’s just bc i’ve always been geographically distant from my extended family, but i love the casual affection inherent in saying, “yes, i want to look at these people’s faces every time i go digging for a midnight snack” 

#mind you OUR fridge looks absolutely insane #bc in addition to old family pictures there are also approximately nine identical photos of me #as well as a bumper sticker that says 'if you don't like the way i drive stay off the sidewalk' #but i remember going to visit one of my great uncles after having not seen them since i was little #and he still had one of those pictures of me on his fridge #and like. i knew from my parents' stories my great uncles were fond of me #but it was touching to see this little physical proof of it #(i think i might have been the first grandkid? they were both on bad terms w their kids so if i wasn't i might as well have been) #thinking abt all this bc i moved a pic of my aunt uncle and cousin (rip cousin doug who wasn't born yet) #so i can see it from my gaming computer #the holder it was in fell and broke so i jammed it in some platitude magnet mom must have picked up somewhere #which is janky and silly but also a sincere sign of my affection #which i don't get to actually share with them a lot