My Mom is one of the driving forces in my life. She is now in the early fifties and as wonderful as ever. She has lived her life with disabilities that limit her mobility, but that never stopped her from having a family and raising three, very active and vibrant children. She has a very active role in our local church and is a woman of great letters. She has very strong opinions on what is right and fair, and she will defend the rights of another diligently. Sacrificing even her own reputation to ensure that people are not repressed or spoken ill of. I'm very proud of my Mother.
My Dad, a man of great sensitivity and knowledge. The will often take long time to answer what most people would consider simple questions. Some would say that he's slow, but they're not me. Sure I joke about it being because he's a couple of years older than Mom, but really i know that he is taking every possible factor into consideration before answering. I know this because it would seem that I'm starting to think for a long time when asked questions that many would expect immediate answers to. But when I do give answers they are usually very insightful. I thank my Father for passing on this trait of deep introspection.
My big Brother. He's a great guy and I couldn't have asked for a better brother anywhere. I had the privilege of being the Best Man at his wedding. Well who else are you going to get to be your Best Man but your gay brother. Everyone thinks that he is the quiet one, and compared to me, he is. But who was the first person I had to argue with, my big brother. He's a great guy, and he has blessed my life with the family that ha and his beautiful wife have created.
My Sister-In-Law is the best that I could have hoped for. She loves me and, like the rest of the family, has no problem with my sexual orientation. She rocks. The two of them have given me the best two reasons in the world to build a better tommorow. My nieces. They are the most gorgeous little girls in the world. And don't try to argue with uncle Ryan about that. The youngest was born on December 1, 1997 and the eldest was born January 10, 1996. They're wonderful. And they love their Uncle Ryan! I'm so happy.
My baby Sister, is the best little sister that anyone could have. Okay, she not a baby, she's 19- but she'll always be my baby sister. She's had some bad times in the passed couple of years and I have high hopes that she'll have a wonderful life from now on. And if anyone tries to hurt her again I'll rip out their lungs. Figuratively speaking of course. Okay I'm very protective of her, but she can take care of herself if she needs to. She has been my friend now for several years, after about a decade and a half of constant arguing...which happens with children. We have talked for hours at a time and shared our souls. To sum it up she is a very special person and has brought much joy to my life. She has inspired me through her refusal to give up on life no matter how hard its been. She always finds a way to make things work and keep going. I love her very much. I will always remember her response to my being gay... "So?"
She rocks and is destined to be a great person no matter what she does.
My cousin Kelley from Calgary rocks totally. She's really the only member of the extended family that I am out to and she's totally cool with it. I can still remember her freaking out because one of her best friends and one of her favorite cousins were both gay. She and I didn't always get along, you know as kids. But now a days we write emails all the time and we are always talking about stuff in our lives and the family. I really love the fact that I can have someone in the extended family that knows so much about me and that I can talk to. Its kind of cool, in a sense, that she and I have had similar experiences with men. Its like a family curse. I like talking to her about stuff because we're both in school, both coming out of relationships, and both learning how to enjoy being single again. Kelley is fantastic.
Bored? I hope not.
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