Chosen Family
A list of people I texted a selfie to while waiting for a ride to my first Pride:
my spouse, my long distance partner, my old boss, my best friend and mentor, my pen pal
A list of people I didn’t text:
my parents, my siblings, my in-laws
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Very sad. Life is cruel sometimes.
Oh, Danielle, I understand 100%. I’m so blessed to have a “fr-amily” of people of various agest, backgrounds, interests. I have blood relatives I no longer have any contact with — for my own mental health.
Congratulations on finding your own fr-amily. This poem is precious. Thank you for sharing it.