The energy has gone...

I have been very tired recently with work, class, family and life moving forward. I hardly have the energy to wake up some mornings, let alone form thoughts and words from the things going on in my life.

Someday soon, I would like to think that I will be able to share much more with you.

The In Between Time...

While talking with a friend the other day, I put words to some thoughts that I had not yet solidified. In the middle of our phone conversation she asked: "Can you believe that your parents know that you are gay?"

My first response was, yes I can, but it does not feel like the huge burden lifting joy that I kind of thought it would. It feels like one of those things that you say "has not yet sunk in" but really never does. It just kind of settles into your life as reality over time and there is not a large moment of shock or acceptance, it just kind of happens.

My family and I have a lot of groundbreaking exploration to partake in. We have not yet encountered how to react when a homosexual character is on a tv show we are watching together (whether that character is portrayed well, or stereotypically). We have not talked about whether or not to tell extended family that I am gay (only a matter of time), who I expect to be far more supportive upfront than my immediate family has been so far. 

Really this is just a matter of discovering what it looks like to join together and discuss the things that hinder us from connecting.