Josh

The past week or so has been crazy, hectic, and painful. On the other hand, a lot of good things have happened, but as is typical with life, the bad usually is thrust to the forefront of the brain. I’m trying to remain optimistic however. As is typical of me lately, I’m going to write [...]

A couple of months back, my sister, Andrea, decided that she wanted our family to host an exchange student. There are reasons why I wasn’t exactly fond of this idea, and there still are, but I have to admit that I’m a bit excited for the change.
The Meeting
Our family was interviewed, to see if we [...]

I’ve been staying away from Trans topics for the most part mainly because I’m not sure who reads my blog anymore: I no longer really care about my stats so I don’t obsessively check them. I’m definitely not worried about random people reading my blog; I’m more worried that one of my family members will [...]

There’s an eight year difference between myself and Andrea. Sometimes I don’t realize how big of a difference that really is. For example, I make reference to an 80’s song or movie and Andrea looks at me with a blank stare. Although, she is getting better because I am a good influence.
But it always amazes [...]

I don’t think there’s anyone that knows the amount of pain or hurt that I’ve faced because of my parents inability to accept things they cannot change, show their love, deal with their own problems and anger, and forgive. I know I’ve hurt my parents as well, which is why it’s taken me so long [...]

The last time we went to Pittsburgh, Ness’ brother’s ex-wife ended up getting a hold of us and asking if we wanted to go to the Hanson concert in Pittsburgh with her. Ness doesn’t turn down Hanson concerts, let alone when someone else is buying the tickets. We made plans to take a quick two [...]