Day 17
I celebrated Hanukkah as a child. Even though I was rasied Catholic and given lots of indoctrination on how Jews betrayed Jesus, Jews can't be trusted and other such religious judgment.
I always thought that was flase because my half brother is Jewish and I love him. How could I see a poor defenseless baby and eventual best buddy as anything but family.
Sometimes my brother would crawl into my bed and hug me because he just enjoyed our closeness.
He also fought for us to stay in the same room so eventually they got a pull out cot that they kept under his bed for when I was visiting.
He was the one bright spot when I would visit my dad until my father lost visitation rights.
I will never forget one day my brother came home from school crying and I hugged him and asked him what was wrong.
Turns out the kids were making fun of him for his nose and being Jewish. He wished he was Catholic like me.
I reassured him I didn't want to be Catholic so don't say that.
I also stressed that anyone who says that sorta stuff is someone not worth valuing the opinion of, but if anyone ever lays a hand on you let me know and I will take care of it.
I miss my brother so much truly the only member of my fathers side of the family I regret losing touch with.
When I tried to touch base again he was uninterested in getting to know me. The family intentionally kept us apart and said horrible lies about me.
I miss my half brother dearly. Around December I check when Hanukkah is, force of habbit.
This year it's starting December 7th. Happy upcoming Hanukkah