Chapter 23
My mother took a big step during our lunch and she continued to take smaller steps over the next months to get to know Jasmine and accept me as a lesbian. I noticed when she called and Jasmine answered the phone, the two engaged in more and more conversations. I have to admit, it made me a little jealous. Some pebbles occasionally found its way underfoot on my mother’s path towards full acceptance. When Jasmine and I drove to Grifton for my grandmother’s 89th birthday in December and she saw the rainbow bumper sticker on my car, I thought she was going to have a stroke right there on the front porch. When I gave her a look, she just shook her head and waved me into the house.
“But really, when it’s said and done, my mom has come a long way since Easter. I was so proud of how s
