Avdi took K, Y, and me to my first Transparent meeting.  The kids have their own social group they go to while the adults meet, then rejoin us at the end.  It was fascinating and informative, listening to parents at different stages of the journey voice their experiences and concerns, and support each other.  I think I was the only grandparent present this time, but heard stories of how others GPs were handling things (or not).  The bottom line takeaway of the meeting was, the kids are still your kids, just transitioning, and their happiness is of the utmost importance.

We’re going into another one of those extreme hell advisories (oy).  Pretty soon “normal” days will be the exception, and earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, tornadoes, etc. will be the new daily forecast.  Anyone who doesn’t see the trend at this point deserves to suffer the consequences.