Comments on: Parents and Children, Coming Out Together http://www.mombian.com/2007/10/11/parents-and-children-coming-out-together/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Polly http://www.mombian.com/2007/10/11/parents-and-children-coming-out-together/comment-page-1/#comment-72565 Polly Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:34:21 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2007/10/11/parents-and-children-coming-out-together/#comment-72565 Bless you, ann adams. Love begets love begets love. Thank you on behalf of LGBT kids everywhere who don't have PFLAGgin' parents. Bless you, ann adams. Love begets love begets love. Thank you on behalf of LGBT kids everywhere who don’t have PFLAGgin’ parents.

]]> By: Happy National Coming Out Day at LesbianDad http://www.mombian.com/2007/10/11/parents-and-children-coming-out-together/comment-page-1/#comment-72543 Happy National Coming Out Day at LesbianDad Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:03:20 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2007/10/11/parents-and-children-coming-out-together/#comment-72543 [...] Mombian’s post today, which includes generous insights — and links — about coming out and [...] [...] Mombian’s post today, which includes generous insights — and links — about coming out and [...]

]]> By: ann adams http://www.mombian.com/2007/10/11/parents-and-children-coming-out-together/comment-page-1/#comment-72542 ann adams Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:47:52 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/2007/10/11/parents-and-children-coming-out-together/#comment-72542 My son told one of my friends and she told me what I already knew. I was waiting for him to say something. He's 34 now and he was maybe 14 or so when he made the announcement. I remember telling him what he probably already knew about safe sex and then I pasted a "use a condom" bumper sticker across our toilet seat. Even his extremely religious grandma (my former mil) is on board. She said (to me, not to him) she wasn't thrilled but he is her grandson, she loves him, and she'd better not hear a word said against him. For her, that was a huge step. (In secret, she may still pray for a "cure" but she has never been anything than publicly supportive). I'm sure it has cost her, living where she does. These days, he and I both members of PFLAG working to make the whole process easier for other parents and kids. My son told one of my friends and she told me what I already knew.

I was waiting for him to say something.

He’s 34 now and he was maybe 14 or so when he made the announcement. I remember telling him what he probably already knew about safe sex and then I pasted a “use a condom” bumper sticker across our toilet seat.

Even his extremely religious grandma (my former mil) is on board. She said (to me, not to him) she wasn’t thrilled but he is her grandson, she loves him, and she’d better not hear a word said against him. For her, that was a huge step. (In secret, she may still pray for a “cure” but she has never been anything than publicly supportive). I’m sure it has cost her, living where she does.

These days, he and I both members of PFLAG working to make the whole process easier for other parents and kids.

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