tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698041877774538792.post887084419471392272..comments2023-06-14T02:52:46.206-07:00Comments on Little Kiwi's Word Museum of Wonder and Terror: Thank You, Mum and DadLittle Kiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02927673489763611745noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698041877774538792.post-18990838443202847482014-07-06T16:48:12.807-07:002014-07-06T16:48:12.807-07:00duly noted, but i'm awfully damn old to be any...duly noted, but i'm awfully damn old to be anyone's brother. in hawaii, they have a really nice approach to family, or ohana as it is called. ohana is not just your blood relatives, it is all your extended family, your village, whoever you deem part of your extended circle of love and respect, and unlike much of the gay world, hawaiians, born and adoptive, venerate their aged ones as sages, and address any man or woman of greater years as uncle, or aunty, which i find so much more loving and respectful that just sir, mr, or hey you, old man. i would be pleased to have you think of my as an uncle in that sense of the word.<br /><br />it is right up there with being called sensei or mensch in my opinion<br /><br />see you online, <br />jackBandana Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460586602832641432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698041877774538792.post-17482412989823050552014-07-05T09:27:45.774-07:002014-07-05T09:27:45.774-07:00BandanaJack, thank you so much for your words, and...BandanaJack, thank you so much for your words, and your WORK. I'm proud to call you Brother :)Little Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927673489763611745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698041877774538792.post-52103329386467552662014-07-04T09:14:50.677-07:002014-07-04T09:14:50.677-07:00i nearly always appreciate your posts on towleroad...i nearly always appreciate your posts on towleroad, still my daily go to read for all its faults. i'm overinvested in too many things to keep checking in on bloggers, even those of friends i love, so i rarely see your blog posts, but i came to see and hear you mother speak, and i don't regret the time spent. <br /><br />you are indeed having a unicorn life. born only 70 years ago, nearly the same age as your parents, my life was very different, although my parents were far better than one could expect. i was very lucky to have a strong sense of self, and i came out back in the mid 60's and lived and worked an openly gay man. so, despite some rough waters, and a primary relationship with alcohol, ended 30 years ago. i made it through it all, and managed to do some good in the process. you may have seen my picture on towleroad, i was the sole protester in fort myers florida, and he made a fuss about it, and it proved to have made some difference, although it is still a nest of vipers. <br /><br />i live in honolulu now, so i guess you could say that my life turned out all right, and i can still use the internet to fight the good fight. you may know me as bandanajack.Bandana Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460586602832641432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698041877774538792.post-3646984734207710012014-06-24T20:00:25.039-07:002014-06-24T20:00:25.039-07:00First your My Dad Says piece made me cry and now y...First your My Dad Says piece made me cry and now your moms speech a second time in one day! Shabamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087403788824189561noreply@blogger.com