What makes a house a home?

Re: What makes a house a home?

• JaydenUSR member

  

  October 2014

  yes. simple question. Later on, there will a lot of answers with different interpretation. And my own interpretation with that is: A house provides shelter, but a home is where you weather all of life’s little storms — and revel in the sunshine. A house a barely a house, a structure, a place where you live. A home on the other hand is more than that. It does not refer to material things or any structures. Your kids are in the backyard playing fetch with the dog and your husband’s/wife's tinkering with something in the kitchen gives your home the unmistakable buzz of life. A house full of creatures, furry and human, doesn’t come without its fair share of racket. Your kid's practicing the same three chords over and over (and over) and the TV’s blaring from the other room. Pots clanging, dogs barking, doors banging, kids shouting, and even the occasional arguing. The sounds of togetherness aren’t always soothing and your house will feel empty without them. Then sometimes, there’s peaceful, blissful silence. Everyone’s asleep or absorbed in his or her own activities. Even better, you’re home alone. Come in and shut the door against the din of your bustling town. Now take a deep sigh. Ahh. That’s better. Above all, it's about the memories you make. Here are the marks on the wall measuring your children’s growth. And it was at this dinner table that you celebrated your last big promotion. Every cocktail party, Christmas Eve, or simple Sunday afternoon leaves its impression, making your house a repository for every experience of a life well lived.

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