April 2004: Adopted mom died of liver problems, and related complications therein.
August 2004: Found biological mother, grandmother, grandfather.
September 2004: Contacted said family and found out about half brother
November 2004: Flew out to Texas for Thanksgiving to meet the "new" family
December 2004: Flew back out to Texas for Christmas
June 2005: Came out to "new" family
February 2006: Had nervous breakdown and decided to move to New Jersey
June 2006: Left Oregon in a giant and sometimes unreliable van, and worked my way through OR, CA, AZ, NM, and stopped in Texas to "visit" the new family.
September 2006: Found a job at Michael's in Rockwall Texas, living with Biological family until I can save enough for my own place.
Currently...
Well, right this minute I'm alone in this huge house. Things are... a bit strained in general but the day to day is not that bad really. I don't date because this family is really very anti-gay... which means that I try as much as possible to play it straight. I keep my mouth shut about their rather vehement opinions, and try to stay quiet and unnoticed.
They love me in their own way. I doubt they'll ever really accept me... knowing who I am. Or in their eyes... what I am.
We plod along. Good days and bad days... but mostly I think right now things we'll be muchly improved when I can get out into my own place. When I can be MYSELF again and just.. show up for dinner now and then.
And that's my update.
Luckily... in addition to my bio-family... my godmother lives nearby and she (and sometimes she alone) keeps me relatively sane and sure of myself. :)
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