Meg Lavery, Storyteller and Teacher

“I knew that I had to do something, I was going to have to let him know, but I didn't let him know. I became paralyzed with fear of telling him.”

Meg lives in a conservation community in the Chicago suburbs with her wife, daughter, and menagerie of rescue animals. She is a middle school Health teacher and coach whose passion is helping kids become good humans. Teaching important topics like mental health, consent, communication, and empathy are her jam. She told her first story at the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, NC in 2015, and is featured on The Moth podcast.

Instagram: @meha1010

Too much empathy

The story was told in a very lovely and emotional way. The responses were way to empathetic, very slow paced and sometimes disingenuous. But overall a heartbreaking and yet inspiring story. I am not gay but I relate to her fear to disclose the truth about herself to her biological father for fear that she may lose him again. Losing him anyway was heartbreaking. Life at times is beyond cruel. Overcoming or transcending events is a passage of a worthy life.