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August 14, 2004
Family wow overload...
So I had the baby shower today and I saw all sorts of family I haven't seen in years. The shower was a huge success. Now I'm gonna back track a few years and give out some free Roque history.
I'm gay. My sister hates my homo-ness. My Grandma and mother haven't spoken in almost 8 years because of my gay-ness. My brother, also of the gay (I swear I didn't get a toster for him) and I have not talked in almost four months because of his immaturity and also being a bad roomie. Kay, back to our story...
My sister and I are cutting up yummy garlic bread when she see's my wedding band and touches it. I get a cold chill. "So, what's he like?" she asks. "he's the best" I say with a huge grin on my face. "Are you happy?" she says looking down at the cutting board. "I've never been this happy" I decided to just ask the question I've always been affraid to ask. "So you guys should come over for dinner or something." My heart was racing like nascar awaiting to hear her responce. "Just say when" She then looked at me and smiled. We hugged for what felt like an hour. Both of us standing there crying over my spinach dip. My mom walks in and starts crying too. She heard everything. Wow #1
My gradma and aunt who I also haven't seen in years arrive. My mom and grandmother lock eyes, run to each other, hug, then the waterfall of tears started. Not a dry eye at the shower. I walk into the kitchen to collect my self plus shove a few pieces of garlic bread in my mouth when my shoulder is tapped. I turn to see my aunt who hugged me so tight I almost choked on my bread. She whispers in my ear "I am so proud of you. You look so good mejio (that's good boy in Spanish)" I lost almost 60 lbs since they last saw me. Then my grandma came in. My heart fell to the floor. I wasn't sure what kinda reation I was going to get from her. It's one thing to love your own daughter, but to love her gay son is one other story. She pushed my aunt away and took me in her arms... again, waterfalls. She tells she loves me and starts kissing me on my cheak repeatedly. Wow #2
My best friend Tara asks me to be her "boy" of honor at her wedding wow #3
My brother got me a 10' Wonder Woman action figure for my birthday. We still didn't say a word to each other, still it was a cool gift. Wow #4
This whole shower was emotionally draining, but in a good way...
Posted by roque at August 14, 2004 03:54 PM
Comments
WOW! You are one lucky fella! I am glad it all worked out after all :-) My sister still doesn't talk to me over this issue. Hopefully, she'll come around soon.
Posted by: Somah at August 15, 2004 12:02 AM
well luv, it took my sister almost 9 years to get over my homo-ness. The best advice I can give is not throw your lifestyle around her and make her see you're still the same brother she grew up with. It'll happen sweetie.
Posted by: Roque at August 15, 2004 07:39 PM