ArchivedMy son is gay.I do not belong to any denomiation and am in fact an independant who believes the Bible is truth. What is your source for truth? A parent can accept a child for who they are and still abhore what they do. The 2 are not mutally exclusive. My mother accepts me as her son; my mother accepted my younger brother as her son; but my mother had problems accepting what we did. I spent a year in prison because of something I did, my mother did not abandon me but she did not approve of my behavior that landed me in prison. My mother accepts her other 3 children for who they are; but my mother has problems accepting some of the behavior of her other three children because some of their behaviors have hurt her grandchildren. My older brother has been married 4 times, refused to financially support his 4 children, and for all intents and purposes abandoned those children in favor of his last 3 wives. His oldest son has severed all connections with his father; his oldest daughter is filled with anger over her fathers behavior; his youngest son avoids contact with his father and his youngest daughter is the only one who really understands the whole maritial situation because she is divorced and raising 2 children while dealing with the same problems caused in her life by her father. Betty's initial reaction is not that unusual. You ask for Betty to understand her son and deny that the son should understand his mother. Mutual understanding takes effort, not simply accepting as "normal" what is clearly seen in all cultures in all history as "abnormal". Before you judge anyone you need to apply a Native American saying: "Don't judge a mean until you have walked a mile in his mocassins." Have you walked in the mocassins of a parent? Can you understand the "love" of a parent for his/her child? Can you empirically define "love"? |
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