tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post2694046446106905281..comments2023-12-10T08:09:17.786+00:00Comments on Large blooming flower: The last close relativeJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-79443228973052057622010-08-03T18:35:18.698+01:002010-08-03T18:35:18.698+01:00Thanks all.
I've certainly never had a conver...Thanks all.<br /><br />I've certainly never had a conversation quite like this one. She's five years older than me, so we were at war as teenagers, so I've got to know her afresh as an adult. Our other sister, between us in age, is the Family Black Sheep who has blotted every copybook for miles around, so sadly I doubt there will be any reconciliations in that department any time soon. Which is a shame, because before she went off the rails we were very close.<br /><br />I think there's been a recalibration and a shift of the brother-sister axis. Certainly felt weird to have "girl" conversations with my sister!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-25856693585633607722010-08-03T15:32:54.649+01:002010-08-03T15:32:54.649+01:00I came out to my older sister and her daughter las...I came out to my older sister and her daughter last fall, and after the initial shock, they were both very accepting. I did it in an email, and included pictures. My sister was surprised to see how much I looked like her, since in boy mode I look more like my dad. I never came out to my twin sister, and she died last October having never known the real me. I think she would have had a more difficult time with it though, since she was a virtual clone of my mother, who knows, but remains in denial about my true nature, and of course I don't push the issue with her. <br /><br />Congratulations on telling your sister! I'm so glad for you, that she was good with it.<br /><br /><br />Melissa XXMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600684740584460891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-66803277093556492592010-08-03T13:16:24.089+01:002010-08-03T13:16:24.089+01:00Am so happy that you have found a compassionate ea...Am so happy that you have found a compassionate ear to bend. We never know how a family member will react. You seem to have been closer to this sister than the other, and she might be a strong allies in pulling everyone together.<br />Peace.<br />SarahKay & Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244257765709660605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-14667597457955576482010-08-03T10:21:19.331+01:002010-08-03T10:21:19.331+01:00The confrontation with sisters is interesting and ...The confrontation with sisters is interesting and slightly different from others.<br /><br />Their experience of watching us grow at close quarters and the emotional effects of loosing that which they thought they could take for granted allows them to be a little shocked and then more open with their reactions and advice than even your best friends can be.<br /><br />With luck like me you get accepted as a sister and get along better than before.<br /><br />Caroline xxxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.com