Patricia Naomi
Aug 27, 2017 · 1 min read

Hi Heather, I look for the occasional update from you and get a little anxious when there’s nothing new. I’m not sure why, but I feel a connection. Perhaps because it feels a bit like you’re living some of my life, but out loud.

It’s my birthday today. That’s no big deal. It’s a bigger deal that my brother, who helped me survive my childhood isn’t here to say anything at all, and hasn’t been for decades. Yet I still miss him terribly.

I hope you and Kyle are able to spend time together and talk. Get all the old shit out that needs to be understood before there’s not a chance of ever asking again. Like “Hey Asshole, Why would you try to kiss your sister when your heart was broken, you perv?”, asked with laughter. and “What did you mean he did something worse than anything you or I ever did before? Tell me. Tell ME! TELL ME YOU ASS!” and “Thanks for warning me about him.” all that stuff. And, I dunno, maybe it’s a good idea, maybe not, to tell him when he goes he’ll be changing the person you are now, into someone you don’t know yet. And you’ll likely miss him, and miss the version of Heather who hadn’t lost her brother after a year of changes.

Do what you need to for your daughter, and for you. Sending love, Patricia

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