Seems Bruce's family has been watching the National Geographic Channel as of late and have discovered the episode of Taboo that I did. All and I do mean ALL of them have taped it and passed it around through their kids, cousins and friends. Could be most of my home town knows by now.
I wish I could say that it bothers me, it doesn't. Most of my family are dead now and my son didn't seem to have any time for me prior to doing that so I can't blame his lack of attention on that.
What does bug me is that his family still includes me in the invitations home for BBQs and get togethers...and once I am there I am the joke of the party. How do I know this, well I've already walked in on this unaware.
Just got an invite to their summer 4th of July fling and I know I'm not going. Bruce said he would be missing it too. BUt they will assume in their blocked in view of life that the reason their brother doesn't want to come home and party with them is that he is ashamed of what I have done.
Now anyone who knows me knows that the only concern I had prior to doing this was Bruce's feelings. After all his is the mundane one. We did all the filming while he was at work along with the interviews and the one night that he would have been here, NG paid for a motel room and his dinner away from his home. So he wasn't inconvenienced in the least. And I discussed this with him several times before I signed the papers. We knew that unless you knew me personally no one would know my identity just watching the program.
What is left of my family has seen it and no one but those I am talking about now have said anything derogatory about it.
I really do want to write his family about their closed mindedness. BUt it would be a waste of my time. No matter what I say it won't make any difference. Not a bit. The only thing it would do would give me a sense of closure.
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