Cindy, I'm so glad your daughter feels so safe and supported by you and her dad and brothers (I'm going to assume her big brother will be just as supportive when he's home). I'm not surprised at the love and support, because you have a great, loving family. But all the same, it makes my heart happy to hear about it.

Hil, I'm sorry I added to your stress.

Cindy, that's really sweet, and I'm glad that she knew that she could trust you all enough to tell you.

I'm going to be going to the American Jewish Archives sometime this week to look at a nineteenth-century diary for a project for the genealogy class. That should be fun. (The assignment just said that we had to look at an original handwritten pre-twentieth-century manuscript, something like letters or a diary that would mention family members, and then read it and learn about the person and then research their family. There were a few libraries and archives in the area that looked like they had things that would work for the assignment, so I figured I'd go see the American Jewish Archives.)

That sounds cool, Hil!

Cindy that's super sweet, yay. I had a good pride, mostly. Felt like I would've liked to stay out/dance more on Friday/Saturday, but oh well. Hated the music and was tired. Didna bit more today. Best part was having a huge bunch of people over for brunch, on Saturday. I still have so much food, but it was super fun and people would've stayed for a long time if I hadn't kicked them out. I love having lots of friends and getting them together and introducing them and stuff!

That's sweet, Cindy. It is more important than anything that our children know they are loved and supported, and yours do.

How are the genealogy studies going, Hil? Have you been surprised by processes or resources previously unknown?

That's so sweet, Cindy! My friends' 13-year old girl came out to them as bi this year. Her twin brother found a utilikilt with rainbow colored inserts and wore it in her honor to the Pride Parade.(Remember those twins?! So grown now!)

Her brother said he can't figure out what she'd like about men.

If he also recognizes that he doesn't have to, I'd say he's good. Sometimes you just accept that what is, is.

He does, Fred. And she knows that. They're 17 months apart, and she was just one grade ahead of him in school, so they have a different perspective on each other's lives than we (as parents) have.

That's so sweet, Cindy! My friends' 13-year old girl came out to them as bi this year. Her twin brother found a utilikilt with rainbow colored inserts and wore it in her honor to the Pride Parade.(Remember those twins?! So grown now!)

Oh my beautiful twins! That's a great story Lisa.

I'm grateful she felt good coming out to us and that she's coming out in a time where she feels free to be herself.

I also feel grateful I could share it here, where this moment would be celebrated.

How are the genealogy studies going, Hil? Have you been surprised by processes or resources previously unknown?

It's been going really well! Very writing-intensive. We're learning a lot of ways to justify, "OK, here's all this documentation that I found, and here's why I'm confident of these conclusions based on the documentation." Also learning about a lot of earlier American resources that I hadn't known about before -- things like Revolutionary War or Civil War pension records, and Freedmen's Bureau records for researching black ancestors.

It really sounds incredibly interesting. My brief attempts in the field were rather overwhelming. I can see where there is a need for expert help.