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A good friend of mine, living in SF, recently came out to his parents who live in suburban Colorado. His mom asked him the typical questions--"Are you sure? Ha
by scarmig 14y ago
A good friend of mine, living in SF, recently came out to his parents who live in suburban Colorado.
His mom asked him the typical questions--"Are you sure? Have you tried dating girls? Are you sure you just haven't met the right one?" while his dad set quietly at the table.
Then all of his sudden his dad broke into a yelling rage, in the middle of a packed brunch place, accused his son of being scrawny because of AIDS, and stormed out of the place.
You really need to stop a second and try to see things from different perspectives.
- noja 14y agoYou really need to stop a second and try to see things from different perspectives. Not if those perspectives are bigotry.
- jessaustin 14y agoI'm pretty sure that's not was what meant by GP. The story wasn't told so we would empathize with the shouting dad but so we'd be reminded of the son's situation.