I received this message today on Facebook from my sister-in-law.
Bev, I hope this finds you doing well. I wanted to say "Thank you" for making me do some soul searching. I have always felt that I was open minded. The day we received your letter, I questioned whether I really was open minded or not. I did go through an array of emotions. I may still go through many more but I know that I love YOU! YOU, the person that accepted me into the family. The person that laughed at my stupid jokes. The person who provided love and support when finding out about his affair. You never judged. If you did I never saw it. It is not my place to judge as well. My Christian beliefs tell me that it is my place only to LOVE you! My heart breaks knowing that you couldn't be the person you wanted to be all these years. Keeping the secret basically to yourself. No one should have to do that. I commend you for being brave enough to step up and make things right for you. Please know that I continue to grow more and more each day with accepting this changing world. My mind shouts this is not normal but I question what is normal anymore. Normal is what we think we were taught growing up. I prefer my new words of acceptance, kind, humble, love, and forgiving, while casting the word "Normal" to the wayside. Stay true to yourself! Love you!
We chatted on Facebook for a while. She did say my brother is NOT accepting and may never do so. She tries to talk to him about it but he just shuts down and won't talk about it with her. To be honest, it's exactly what I expected of him so it's not a surprise.
