Holiday Letter
Dear Ones,
Merry Christmas. I am sorry I have not sent out a holiday letter for the past couple of years. Please know I have enjoyed your letters, especially your lovely family photos.
My children are… Robert and Michael are…. Robert and Virginia are.. Robert and his wife, Evangeline, live in Salt Lake City. Michael now goes by Virginia and he lives in Savannah, I think. He graduated this month… He probably graduated this month… You see, I don’t hear much from either…Michael had a difficult time during covid. He struggles with depression…I am fine….
Dear Ones,
I hope and pray that your family is healthy in every way.
Happy Holidays
I did not send out a Christmas news update/card with pictures for the first time since 1988. Last year, I just sent one with pictures and news of me, but I didn't feel like doing that this year. The ripple effect of one child's actions are vast.
This is our second year as PITT parents. Second Christmas letter. A tradition we have held for over 30 years. We do the whole photo spread. Letter, etc. 120 people. Because of our business, it is a combined personal/business endeavor. Last year we skirted the whole issue by sending a photo card of our new grandchild born on 12/24. This year we were able to just do photos of the two of us from a trip we took over the summer. We still did the narrative but only included 1 line about each of our 3 kids. The youngest- the trans identified son- we just said "Patrick started a new job at xxx, as xxx, a good raise! Is it a lie? By omission? by not using his preferred female name? I don't know, I don't care. They are our friends, relatives, and business associates. Hopefully one day it won't be a thing anymore