Posted by:
Raptor Jesus
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Date: February 27, 2024 01:02AM
It's been a long time. I hope everyone who has been here for a long time has been doing well; I also hope everyone who is new is able to get some support to help them - to do well.
Tonight was very odd for me. I was not expecting it at all. Mormonism comes up in therapy, but I don't live or work amongst Mormons - it's family.
A TBM sibling called tonight because of family stuff. Medical stuff. The call started off as expected. Family members doing well or not doing well because of medical issues. I'm the longest distant stuff. Nothing surprising. Just standard family stuff - especially with someone long distant.
But then things took a turn. They'd had a horrible medical problem and felt like they'd lost everything. I knew part of it, but not all of it. And they felt compelled to tell me everything. It was as horrifying to me as it was hilarious. We commiserated over that. I understand both hilarious and horrifying medical and practical issues.
Then they shifted the conversation further. I wasn't prepared for it. My TBM sibling apologized. For everything that happened over twenty years ago. They acknowledged that I was just a kid. And that I was sick, and deserved better. And that the Mormon culture "was really sick."
They were really sorry. They said I deserved better than their paltry apology. I accepted it anyway.
I love my siblings; they love me. Mormonism drove this Wedge between us, it's surprising how we can persevere.