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“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

You can replace the word “people” with “couples” and the quote is still true. Couples with an age gap often suffer from adversity at the start of their relationships…. it just makes us more beautiful!

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It’s probably doesn’t take much for you to figure out that one of our favorite shows in this house is ABC‘s Award Winning Sitcom Modern Family. This week’s episode had us both laughing out loud (which, by the way, is a very good thing for couples to do with each other.)  Ron will need to share his own favorite moments with you.    Here are a few of mine:

• I have to admit to identifying with Gloria when she showed up tanked on xanax and tequila at Lilly’s first birthday.  She and the ex were both going to be there.   No I did not do any shooters nor had I discovered the wonders of xanax when we had our first opportunity to spend a life transition ritual with her.  (Note:  life transition rituals include:  birthdays, weddings, funerals, graduations, mitzvahs, coming out parties, holy unions, bris ceremonies, etc.)  I also have to admit to wishing I could identify with a few of Gloria’s other “glorious” traits.   Anyway moving on….
• I also saw myself and Ron when Gloria insisted the family record a story book for Lilly.  The specific image that comes to mind is the time I decided it would be a swell idea for Pop and Gigi to sing (as in sing-a-long) the tune Somewhere Out There to our oldest granddaughter.  She was about three at the time.  It’s no wonder to me that she still looks at Pop and me with a little squint of the eye  and shake of the head from time to time.
• And then there are Cam and Mitchell with baby Lilly.  We don’t have a Cam and Mitchell in our family, but we do a David and Scott as two of our closest friends.   So some of our grandchildren’s first experiences with same sexed couples have happen right here in our  ”Modern Family” home.  We’re nothing if not modern (and a time a challenge to their balance.)
• Lastly, one of the things about the show in general that I relate to is a loving, zany, and diverse group of people coming together as a family. We have our share of tears, misunderstandings, and hurt feelings here too, but ultimately we are learning love, respect, and acceptance for each other and the diversity we bring.  It’s could be a disastrous mess.  But here in Lambert-LusterVile, we call it a family.

Watch “Princess Party” the February 16 Episode of modern family

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This morning, Good Morning America did a segment on real Modern Families. Today’s family was a couple with a 30 year age gap!!! We are becoming more and more mainstream by the second! Such exciting times for all of us gappers!

http://abcnews.go.com/gma/ModernFamily

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I swiped the picture from my 11 year old granddaughter’s iTouch.  I wish I knew then what she seems to know now…

Sometimes we are lucky, sometimes we are blessed, but when we also become open and receptive to that luck and those blessings… then magic happens.