diff --git a/lib/console_ui.dart b/lib/console_ui.dart
index 5af6baf..ff4e947 100644
--- a/lib/console_ui.dart
+++ b/lib/console_ui.dart
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ Future<void> otherOptionsMenuUi(Store node) async {
                   
                   String newId = "", newPubkey = userPublicKey,  newContent = "";
                   int newKind = 3;
-                  List<String> newEtags = [], newPtags = [pk];
+                  List<List<String>> newEtags = [];
+                  List<String> newPtags = [pk];
                   List<List<String>> newTags = [[]];
                   Set<String> newNewLikes = {};
                   int newCreatedAt = DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch ~/ 1000; 
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ Future<void> otherOptionsMenuUi(Store node) async {
       case 6: //edit your profile
         print("Your current name: ${getAuthorName(userPublicKey)}");
         print("Your about me: ${gKindONames[userPublicKey]?.about}");
-        print("Your current profile picture: ${gKindONames[userPublicKey]?.picture}");
+        print("Your current profile picture: ${gKindONames[userPublicKey]?.picture}\n");
 
         String userName = getStringFromUser("Enter your new display name: ");
         String userAbout = getStringFromUser("Enter new 'about me' for yourself: ");
@@ -530,8 +531,6 @@ Future<void> otherOptionsMenuUi(Store node) async {
         String userKind0EventId = await sendEvent(node, userKind0Event); // takes 400 ms
         printInColor("Updated your profile.\n", gCommentColor);
         await processAnyIncomingEvents(node, false); // get latest event, this takes 300 ms
-
-
         break;
 
       case 7: // change number of days printed
diff --git a/lib/event_ds.dart b/lib/event_ds.dart
index a4050a3..59d53a6 100644
--- a/lib/event_ds.dart
+++ b/lib/event_ds.dart
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class EventData {
   int                createdAt;
   int                kind;
   String             content;
-  List<String>       eTags;// e tags
+  List<List<String>>       eTags;// e tags
   List<String>       pTags;// list of p tags for kind:1
   List<List<String>> tags;
   bool               isNotification; // whether its to be highlighted using highlight color
@@ -121,12 +121,22 @@ class EventData {
 
   bool               isHidden; // hidden by sending a reaction kind 7 event to this event, by the logged in user
   bool               isDeleted; // deleted by kind 5 event
-  
+
+
+  EventData(this.id,          this.pubkey,   this.createdAt,  this.kind,  this.content,   
+            this.eTags,   this.pTags,        this.contactList,this.tags,  this.newLikes,   
+            {
+              this.isNotification = false, this.evaluatedContent = "", this.isHidden = false, this.isDeleted = false
+            });
+
+
   // returns the immediate kind 1 parent
   String getParent(Map<String, Tree> allEventsMap) {
+
     if( eTags.isNotEmpty) {
+
       for( int i = eTags.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        String eventId = eTags[i];
+        String eventId = eTags[i][0];
         if( allEventsMap[eventId]?.event.eventData.kind == 1) {
           String? parentId = allEventsMap[eventId]?.event.eventData.id;
           if( parentId != null) {
@@ -138,23 +148,18 @@ class EventData {
           return eventId;
         }
       }
+
     }
     return "";
   }
 
-
-  EventData(this.id,          this.pubkey,   this.createdAt,  this.kind,  this.content,   
-            this.eTags,   this.pTags,        this.contactList,this.tags,  this.newLikes,   
-            {
-              this.isNotification = false, this.evaluatedContent = "", this.isHidden = false, this.isDeleted = false
-            });
    
   factory EventData.fromJson(dynamic json) {
     
     List<Contact> contactList = [];
 
-    List<String>       eTagsRead = [];
-    List<String>       pTagsRead = [];
+    List<List<String>> eTagsRead = [];
+    List<String> pTagsRead = [];
     List<List<String>> tagsRead = [];
 
     var jsonTags = json['tags'];      
@@ -211,7 +216,11 @@ class EventData {
             continue;
           }
           if( tag[0] == "e") {
-            eTagsRead.add(tag[1]);
+            List<String> listTag = [];
+            for(int i = 1; i < tag.length; i ++) {
+              listTag.add(tag[i]);
+            }
+            eTagsRead.add(listTag);
           } else {
             if( tag[0] == "p") {
               pTagsRead.add(tag[1]);
diff --git a/lib/tree_ds.dart b/lib/tree_ds.dart
index a6c6051..aafbb30 100644
--- a/lib/tree_ds.dart
+++ b/lib/tree_ds.dart
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ class Store {
             if(gDebug > 0) ("Got notification of type 7");
             String reactorId  = event.eventData.pubkey;
             int    lastEIndex = event.eventData.eTags.length - 1;
-            String reactedTo  = event.eventData.eTags[lastEIndex];
+            String reactedTo  = event.eventData.eTags[lastEIndex][0];
             Event? reactedToEvent = allChildEventsMap[reactedTo]?.event;
             if( reactedToEvent != null) {
               Tree? reactedToTree = allChildEventsMap[reactedTo];
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ class Store {
       String reactorId      = event.eventData.id;
       String comment    = event.eventData.content;
       int    lastEIndex = event.eventData.eTags.length - 1;
-      String reactedToId  = event.eventData.eTags[lastEIndex];
+      String reactedToId  = event.eventData.eTags[lastEIndex][0];
 
       if( gDebug > 0 && event.eventData.id == gCheckEventId)print("in processReaction: 1 got reaction $gCheckEventId");