And the hammer falls...
This is one of those letters you hope never to have to send. But the time had come, so here it is:
Dear Mom,
It is a shame that our relationship is in the state it is, but you have made it pretty clear that your brothers and sisters are more important. You say that I've made some bad decision. Well, the only decision I made was to be open about who I am.
You reached out to Aunt Meda saying you didn't like how you were being treated by Aunt Leona and Uncle David in regards to handling your bank account. Yet when I talked to you about it, you acted like nothing was wrong. Then, when Meda asks you about that, you said you didn't know if you could trust a gay person with your money! Don't bother trying to deny it, since nobody else has reason to make up such a story.
Then, I hear that Aunt Leona was going on about how dad was somehow abusive to us. Rather than defend him when you know that isn't true, you repeated it to members of his family and said you guess it must be true! Again, no reason for anyone to make that up.
When you talk to others in the family, or even when leaving a message for me, you go on about how you have called 3 dozen times or more. I'll grant you my memory may not be the best. However, to my knowledge, this most recent call is the first since June 6 2012. The only reason you called then was because it was dad's birthday.
You've been around me. You know me as a person. Yet somehow you allow Leona and David to convince you otherwise. It won't be easy, but if you can make your own decisions and want to move forward from here, you already have my phone number.
Sincerely,
Will
Dear Mom,
It is a shame that our relationship is in the state it is, but you have made it pretty clear that your brothers and sisters are more important. You say that I've made some bad decision. Well, the only decision I made was to be open about who I am.
You reached out to Aunt Meda saying you didn't like how you were being treated by Aunt Leona and Uncle David in regards to handling your bank account. Yet when I talked to you about it, you acted like nothing was wrong. Then, when Meda asks you about that, you said you didn't know if you could trust a gay person with your money! Don't bother trying to deny it, since nobody else has reason to make up such a story.
Then, I hear that Aunt Leona was going on about how dad was somehow abusive to us. Rather than defend him when you know that isn't true, you repeated it to members of his family and said you guess it must be true! Again, no reason for anyone to make that up.
When you talk to others in the family, or even when leaving a message for me, you go on about how you have called 3 dozen times or more. I'll grant you my memory may not be the best. However, to my knowledge, this most recent call is the first since June 6 2012. The only reason you called then was because it was dad's birthday.
You've been around me. You know me as a person. Yet somehow you allow Leona and David to convince you otherwise. It won't be easy, but if you can make your own decisions and want to move forward from here, you already have my phone number.
Sincerely,
Will