{"id":1217,"date":"2011-07-06T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2011-07-06T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T08:00:00","slug":"brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=1217","title":{"rendered":"Brothers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I received an email the other day from a frequent reader of this blog. He was confused. He read the post about my twin brother retiring, then another post about me going to “a brother’s” for a crab feast. <\/p>\n

How many brothers do you have?” was the inquiry. “I’m confused.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Sorry for any confusion. Regular readers of this blog have read occasional postings that I have written about my family. I am blessed, truly blessed, with seven brothers. I am also very blessed to have seven sisters. All from the same Mom and Dad. Yep, our Mom was “fertile”!<\/p>\n

So when I write about doing this with a brother or that with a sister, or celebrating birthdays of nieces, nephews, and “the greats,” I am fortunate to have many family members to do things with. I am exceptionally pleased that we all remain close. Granted, I may not be that close with some of my brothers- or sisters-in-law, but that’s okay — blood keeps the siblings close, regardless of a few rare disagreements brought on by some in-laws. <\/p>\n

What’s it like to be the only gay dude in a large family? Read this past blog post for details<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The most frequent question that I have received is, “in such a large family, are you the only one who is gay?” In our case, the answer is yes. I know that’s against the regular law of averages, but so be it. <\/p>\n

It’s great having such a large family. We all are different, do different things, have different lives, work at different jobs. But together, we compose a close and loving family. That’s what it’s all about.<\/p>\n

Life is short: show those you love that you love them.
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