Hi folks...
I hope this is in the right place...if not, mods, please feel free to move it.
As many of you may know, Mrs. Fennel and I are lesbians. We have been together eleven years. My mother is invited to any of Mrs. Fennel's family events- our families are pretty accepting.
Something has recently happened that has shaken us, a bit.
Mrs. Fennel's sister and brother-in-law adopted a little boy ten years ago...let's refer to him as "N". N is now twelve (in june) and he and I have been very tight ever since he was a tiny nipper. Whenever we go to stay with them, I spend tons of time with N, playing games, taking him on walks, and generally listening to him. Mrs. Fennel has become more engaged with N in recent years as he has grown older. N has always cried at our departures and as recently as three weeks ago implored us to stay longer when we visit.
This inspired Mrs. Fennel to ask her sister if we could take N for a weekend in early July. Our families usually meet for "June" birthdays on a specific weekend. The idea here is that N's folks would drop him off on the way to their parent's place, and Mrs. Fennel and I would bring him along on the day we'd be celebrating all of our birthdays. After all, N's mom is always trying to unload him on the grandparents for extended periods of time- we figured this would be a great way for us to have some fun with him, plus give his folks a break.
After a week of waiting for a reply, Mrs. Fennel became uneasy. She said it was very unlike her sister to not give an immediate answer, and suspected there was an issue with us being gay. She called her sis again, and prodded her for an answer. Her sister said she had to ask her husband, and she'd get back to us....
...so, after a couple of days, she left a message on our answering machine. She said that unfortunately, "the thing" we were planning wouldn't happen this year, and that it's a long, complicated reason.
I plan on asking her the reason. Any ideas how I should go about it?
Thanks in advance...
I hope this is in the right place...if not, mods, please feel free to move it.
As many of you may know, Mrs. Fennel and I are lesbians. We have been together eleven years. My mother is invited to any of Mrs. Fennel's family events- our families are pretty accepting.
Something has recently happened that has shaken us, a bit.
Mrs. Fennel's sister and brother-in-law adopted a little boy ten years ago...let's refer to him as "N". N is now twelve (in june) and he and I have been very tight ever since he was a tiny nipper. Whenever we go to stay with them, I spend tons of time with N, playing games, taking him on walks, and generally listening to him. Mrs. Fennel has become more engaged with N in recent years as he has grown older. N has always cried at our departures and as recently as three weeks ago implored us to stay longer when we visit.
This inspired Mrs. Fennel to ask her sister if we could take N for a weekend in early July. Our families usually meet for "June" birthdays on a specific weekend. The idea here is that N's folks would drop him off on the way to their parent's place, and Mrs. Fennel and I would bring him along on the day we'd be celebrating all of our birthdays. After all, N's mom is always trying to unload him on the grandparents for extended periods of time- we figured this would be a great way for us to have some fun with him, plus give his folks a break.
After a week of waiting for a reply, Mrs. Fennel became uneasy. She said it was very unlike her sister to not give an immediate answer, and suspected there was an issue with us being gay. She called her sis again, and prodded her for an answer. Her sister said she had to ask her husband, and she'd get back to us....
...so, after a couple of days, she left a message on our answering machine. She said that unfortunately, "the thing" we were planning wouldn't happen this year, and that it's a long, complicated reason.
I plan on asking her the reason. Any ideas how I should go about it?
Thanks in advance...
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