Kimberly Reid

So before you know it, there we are in the car.

My brother hasn't seen me for years, especially not as female, and here we are.

And we had so much to do.

We were planning my father's funeral service.

We were writing his obituary.

My mom wanted to figure out, and I did too, wanted to figure out how we could introduce the information about me while still keeping the focus on my father.

So she had me drive across Wyoming, 70 miles an hour.

She had me take dictation of her friends, and she wanted to invite them over for tea.

So she had this really strategic list.

It's like, you invite Judy, and she's going to tell all the people in the arts community that my mom was involved in.

And you're going to tell June, and June is going to tell all the people at dad's office.

And we'll find somebody else.

And she's going to tell everybody at the church.

And the next night, there they were, 18 of my mom's best friends and the minister from the church where the service was going to be performed.

They're drinking tea.

And my mom says, you all know very well by now that I've lost my husband.

And I know a lot of you have wondered what happened to my middle son who seemed to disappear.

And she said, I want you to know tonight that I have a daughter.

And her name is Kim.

And this is my child.