I’ve called most of my siblings about our separation and left a message for one. These hours spent on the phone have been totally draining and uplifting all at once. The announcement and the explanations and the details (and holding it together)- exhausting. The resulting conversations, feelings shared and connection -wow.

I will actually be with all six of my siblings this weekend in the Midwest so I am so glad to have the initial piece over with – I want the focus to be more where it should be on my baby brother’s 30th. It’s nice to have all the support and wisdom.
I know why we kept the whole thing quiet for so long but still – I wish now I had gone to my family earlier.