Collateral Damage

It's interesting ... the more our kids go through, the tighter they tie their boats together. Our oldest son Nate charts the course.

Here's Nate's most recent blog post in response to several anonymous comments:

Setting the Record Straight

So, I’m going to take a break for a minute from my usual fun and ‘this is what’s cool in our lives’ blog entries and talk about something that is pretty important to me: Family.

As most of you already know, my brother Ari came out as being gay some years ago. What happened in our family and in our lives after that can only be described as awesome, as we began a new journey of self-discovery and awareness. I’m not going to go into any more detail than that, because for each of us, that journey was different.

When Colette became the West Michigan Field Organizer for Triangle Foundation, we were of all extremely proud of her, and we still are. Her work there is amazing and it has been an honor to support her as she continues to bring support and awareness to people both in and out of the LGBT community.

But with this new job came some unexpected (at least to me) publicity. I have to admit, it’s been fun to watch it happen. Listening to the radio shows, reading the news paper articles, the blog entries, and even getting the chance to participate a little bit. It’s exciting!

Unfortunately, there are some people out there who would prefer we all “go back in the closet”. Some harsh things have been said. Most of it I ignore; I prefer just to read the positive things. And besides, no matter what is said and no matter who says it, I believe it is important to remember that each and everyone one of us is on our own journey. I will try my best to not make judgments.

That being said, I want to at least make one thing clear about the moms, dads, brothers and sisters in my life. Read entire post