A Vintage Happy

My Father , my Mother and myself, cir. 1975

"I know why families were created with all their imperfections. They humanize you. They are made to make you forget yourself occasionally, so that the beautiful balance of life is not destroyed." ~Anais Nin
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As I rummage through the photographs, the smiles, I noticed, gradually left as the photos were taken over the years.  Does that mean that the realization of life's experiences were shaping our futures?  Happy almost seemed to be scooting ever so closely to the edge....... just out of frame......