Little Earthquakes

[concorde]

So.

Tonight, my brother told my mother he was gay.

Tonight, my heart swells with pride.

Tonight, I declare war for his rights.

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[miafeliz]

:::oh:::

That's really a touching sentiment.

[concorde]

{{{{hugs}}}}

[miafeliz]

{{{hugs back}}}

I wish only the best for your brother and your family. Maybe one day the world will change. I really hope so.

[tingler]

!!

I was just that very moment thinking about you when this scrolled up on my screen.

How did it go? {hugs for your brother, who must be reasonably cool, since he's related to you.)

[concorde]

Sadly, not as well as I'd thought yesterday, or even this morning. They've got a lot of grief to get through first. I do see positive signals for the future, however.

[tingler]

Oh, I'm sorry! Your parents seemed really cool, but it's got to be a little hard to take from your only son. (I've got extras.)(And I probably still wouldn't be all that excited about it, if just because of the difficulties.)

Is D. doing okay?

[concorde]

Is D. doing okay?

I haven't talked to him since he left, which is not unusual for us. He works a lot. My father called him the other day to check up on him, so I guess he's fine. He wasn't looking for approval, I guess, he was just tired of hiding.

[concorde]

{{{Hugs back}}}

Mom isn't taking it as well as I'd hoped, but she's announcing the stages of grief as she passes through them, so that's something.

[miafeliz]

Good, it sounds like she's trying. I'm sure it's a very hard thing. I've never had to live through it personally, just vicariously through friends and their families and in fiction.