A woman who put out a question on a message board asking for appropriate punishment options for her gay son coming out of the closet just answered her own question.
If he's 14 and stuck with this woman for the next four years, that's punishment enough.
Says the question on Answer:
"He’s 14 and when he told me this I made him leave the house and not come back till he was acting normal. He came back, but was adamant that he was going to stay in this mind set. That obviosly [sic] didn’t work, so I need to find out what will."
Here's hoping it's a prank, but as a recent comment here on The Stir that directed parents to tell their kids that homosexuality is sinful established ... this is pretty de rigueur for some parents.
So if this isn't a real parent posting, it's at least representative of a real -- albeit disturbed -- parent.
More than a quarter of gay teens will be kicked out of their homes for coming out. Another 28 percent are forced to drop out of school because of their sexuality, and the CDC estimates one out of every six gay teens has been beaten badly enough to require medical attention.
Living with parents who take this attitude is hell.
Plain and simple.
Which makes for an interesting conclusion. They think their kids are sinful ... so they cast them into hell. Which makes who Satan in this picture?
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i agree with virga !
i have a 12 month old son who i would die for , and under no circumstances will i reject him if he was gay , because he is who hw is , not what i would want him to be .
real moms r supportive , respectful of their children lives , opinions , interests and sexual preference .......
i wonder would that piece of crap called mom feel if she was being judged for being *normal *
bitch ! u r the sinful one !
you son needs to be understood , loved , not rejected , punished nor kicked outta the house !
If either of my sons came to me and told me they were gay I wouldn't care one bit...to me it would be the same as telling me that they were straight...In my opinion their sexual orientation isn't what matters...
No no, I understand and agree with SKL (OH MY GOD... I mean.. um).
Regardless of the fact that being gay is much more accepted in this day and age, and in some areas and social circles, is about as different as dying your hair, there are still increased difficulties your child WILL face.
For example, at this point and time, in the majority of states, your child wouldn't even be able to get married. There are places they can't adopt. There are still an overwhelming amount of psychotic homophobes out there, like it or not.
My sadness if one of my children came out WOULD NOT BE BECAUSE THEY WERE GAY -- it would be because I'd know that their life just got a LITTLE bit harder. Just like if my child were to, say, be really short. While generally it's not an issue and their life is like anyone else, it's just one more thing that opens them up to potentially teasing, wrongful judgement or discrimination, you know?
Heck, my son has a little bit of speech issues right now. I don't love him ANY less and it doesn't affect what I think about him... but I AM a little sad for him that he has to deal with it because we have to do therapy and I'm sure it affects him on a social level.
Make sense?
That is wrong the poor kid. Every one needs to get over this homophobia and accept people for who they are not what they like. I feel not likeing sme because they are gay is like not talking to some one because they dont like ipods and you do.
my goodness. that is your kid. love your child no matter what.
Sad .. altho I am against the sin of homosexuality.. this kind of parental behavior is wrong... very wrong.
I can't believe people are sticking up for this woman. Ugh. She disgusts me. This is why I waited until I was 23 to come out. And it still didn't go well.
mmm the punishment should be to love and accept him for who he is
I would never turn my back on any of my kids, no matter what! How sad for that young man.