I come from a large family, five sisters and two brothers with many, many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. I have one son who will turn 21 in a couple of weeks. He is the best thing that ever happened to me and I am so proud of the young man he is becoming.
This past October I had an opportunity to visit with one of my sisters and her family. She has three kids, two of which are still in high school. It was homecoming weekend for my sister’s youngest son and daughter. During that weekend I learned a new acronym – RBF. My niece was concerned about me during the picture taking get together she was attending with her friends. She evidently thought I was mad or upset because of my RBF. Her mother told her to disregard because that is just my normal look when I’m around strangers and that I am the queen of the RBF. I tend to get focused on issues in my mind and forget other people are watching. Since that time I have been making a concerted effort to smile more often to people I come across. It has become easier but is not yet a natural response. I have also found that when you smile first then most often your voice sounds a little friendlier.
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