My Life As a Daughter in the Christian Patriarchy Movement

[chervilant]

8. I am the only one of six sisters who chose to remain childless.

I cannot quantify the amount of grief I've taken about that decision.

I am distant from my siblings; deliberately so. My nieces and nephews exhibit a range of commitments to organized religion and belief in various forms of popular woo, perhaps as reactions to the stuff they experienced in childhood.

My oldest niece called me Tuesday to "take my temp," so to speak. I was rather blunt about the family grapevine lighting up, and my suspicion that some of my family is curious about "how I'm doing" (since I've successfully established boundaries), and that she is expected to report back. She didn't deny it.

"They're concerned about you," she averred, as she discussed wanting to come visit me in May.

Family... sigh.

Anyway, I agree. I hope this author continues to post.