John Sheppard (couldabeenmensa) wrote in voicesinmyhead, @ 2007-06-18 16:25:00 |
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Entry tags: | john sheppard, prompt #02 |
Prompt #2: Family
Family's a funny thing.
When we came to Atlantis, I remember a lot of people saying to me they missed their family. Those of us who left people behind, and not all of us did, really felt it those first few weeks. I remember...I felt bad for them, but I never felt the same way. I have a family on Earth, yeah. Everyone does somewhere. But I never felt like I'd left my family behind. I guess I was never that close to them. They're really just people I share my DNA with. Especially after....
The people here. The Lanteans, that term everyone encompasses us with now. We're a family now. And, to be really honest about it, we're a better family than anything I ever had on Earth.
Elizabeth and I play around like the parents of everyone in the city. We're the ones who -- even when we're pissed off -- are responsible for everyone, and only have what's best for them in mind. And I'm not saying anything by that everyone doesn't already know about us. Maybe it's just me but if I step back and look at us, I can see hints of my own parents.
Teyla reminds me sometimes of my grandmother (which is a compliment). And Rodney's like the annoying little brother I never had and even though I always want to wring his neck until he shuts up, it's kind of cool.
When I agreed to come to Atlantis, I never expected I'd find myself surrounded by people who, in the end of things, are more to me than that family I've known my whole life.