The visit with my family went well. I'm pretty sure I startled my brother when I drove up to the house. Well, he looked like his eyes were about to pop out of his head, anyway. I was dressed in a simple black and white patterned dress, and my usual hair and makeup. I guess my appearance has changes a bit in 8 years, though.
He pretty quickly recovered, and he and his wife seem to be just fine with me. Our conversations were pretty general sorts of things, family, catching up, who's where and doing what...
My nephew and his wife and daughter were fine with me as well. The little girl is quite bright and clever, something I love to see being expressed and supported. My nephew's wife has a sister who's spouse has transitioned, and they have a family friend who has transitioned as well. They've been very supportive.
We did a bit of sleuthing around one of my brothers, who I know had DES exposure similar to mine and was more like me in childhood than my other brothers. This brother vanished after announcing that they were moving and selling their condominium. Through some internet searching, did identify a person with a female version of their name associated with the old condo address, and that person had 'possible family members' suggested by the search databases as, well, US.
Perhaps they did the stealth transition thing. I'm not sure if we should reach out to them and let then know they have support within the family, or if they would consider that stalking. We're thinking about this before acting or deciding to leave it alone.
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