yep, cause it’s that easy.

Funny enough, I briefly thought perhaps it spelled, Ta-Nehisi (Coates). Like, perhaps her love of black men, weirdly got her conscious. But, no. Why would that be the case? Silly me.

I can’t stop thinking about this; about the flippancy involved with shooting a 12 year old boy. I’m truly afraid of America. I’m truly empathetic for anyone who parents a young black child or who has ever loved one. My heart goes out for this mother, what an awful reality to be a part of.

Thanks for this. I think that’s essentially what I’ve gotten from this 24 hours plus. Trying to figure out what brother/sister intimacy can actually look like. His fear is what happens when we’re old, and we’re all we have...Family is intense.

Thanks, I actually still feel shitty about it. Obviously, we need a longer talk, but would be nice to do it with less people blood related around.

Thanks! Yesterday, sucked.

I know! I’m like, sorry that I was shitty from age 17-23. If it’s of any help, I want to say, I was also shitty to myself as well.

We’ll see how it goes. We haven’t even gotten to dinner.

It’s the empathy that I forget at heightened times. It just gets annoying.

Thanks I’ve been quietly stewing all day. I’m like, this couldn’t wait? Also, I wish we were both drunk when this happened. His girlfriend is joining us for the holidays, so I’m thinking that boosted his need for (too much) honesty.

I wonder if it can be considered a ‘prank,’ that my brother confronted me this morning for all my childhood transgressions, declared he doesn’t know me well, nor would he take advice from me - since he doesn’t know me well, and a bunch of other shit he’s been holding on to for years...namely, that he thinks I’m a…