Women's Writing Group I

Sunshine has always struggled with being herself. As a little girl she was pretty, sweet, responsive, lively and a real adult pleaser. She is the first born. Of a family that ultimately, over the span of 20 years, expanded to seven siblings. When sunshine was two, her sister Moon was born. Sunshine wanted to share her whole world with Moon. Sunshine continued to dance and sing her way into the hearts of all adults, and Moon began to take on her own self-realization. Moon was serious, purposeful and lovable in a completely different way. Moon had dark hair and eyes in contrast to Sunshine's blond and blue. Moon developed a larger, more athletic frame in contrast to Sunshine's delicate frame.

Momma Earthly loved both Sunshine and Moon, but quickly developed an anxiousness about Moon and how she would fare next to Sunshine. Momma E had decided that- not that it was true. Moon had her own beauty and way that was just as endearing to adults and others. But nevertheless, Momma E projected in her mind a future in which all came easily to the joyful Sunshine and all came hard, if at all, to the more serious-minded Moon. Nearly with overt intention, Momma E began to compensate for Moon's projected future.

Momma E never took time to wonder if her perceptions of her daughters were really the projection of her own feelings of inadequacy from her relationship with her own sister growing up. Momma E was the dark-haired, dark-eyed older sister of a beautiful, joyful little blond-haired girl named Cat. Cat always got the lion's share of attention, some of which Momma E wished to share. Momma E had Her self confused with Moon's self and she made it a constant, persistent priority to spare Moon from her most certain fate.

Both Sunshine and Moon developed into beautiful adults who have deeply touched the lives of those they love.  Their beautiful and different ways have been very much appreciated and admired by those who love them.