Hey everyone,
I had the pleasure of meeting with Kristi today live and in color. I very much appreciated it as I was feeling stressed over the events of my visit to see my son, the details of which you can see in my other thread.
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,96834.0.htmlWe met at a local coffee shop and she looked great and at ease. After receiving our orders, we proceeded to sit outside and then the real conversation started. The next two hours and change saw us go over our histories and the inner-most thoughts we once believed as youngsters to be shared by no one else. We went over matters of the heart and matters of the soul. Talked about earth-bound and heavenly concerns as well as the thrill of being ourselves in public and finally able to express ourselves and travel to the women-only spaces we were always meant to inhabit as natives. We compared photos of our respective "other." Talked about the thoughts that haunt us and our fears. How our families were handling the news of their less-than-conventional paterfamilias and reactions from those around us. I think we said goodbye about four times as we seemed to delve into that one last topic that delayed our parting yet again. It was great and chicken soup for at least this one soul.
As I have always felt when talking to one of us, it was a relief. Simply refreshing to be with someone that understood intimately what I was experiencing and didn't need coaching or explanation. So often my time here is spent trying to make people relate to something that is as alien to them as walking on the moon. I could tell she shared the same inner longings and the melancholy.
In the end, we parted with hopes to meet again sometime soon. As much as I don't want to, I know I will have to return here again at some point. It is just unavoidable. However, for a brief time, I felt alright in this place. Thanks Kristi and until we meet again.
Your friend and sister,
Melody Maia
