Family Acceptance

I read this article the other day and upon reading it I wanted to come here and share it with everyone here.  It was in the local paper and in one of those "Dear Abby" knockoff columns, I searched for a link to the article to no avail but it was a story that had a lasting impression.

 One of the reasons this story left quite an impression because it deals with an issue many of us face, acceptance from our familes /friends  with our sexuality.

A 78 year old woman wrote in about her family.  She has two sons one daughter, the daughter and one son got married the so called "traditional way".  Where as her other son she mentioned was gay and her and her husband and the rest of the family refused to have anything to do with him or his partner, his way of life would not be tolerated or accepted.  Years passed and her husband passed away upon him passing away it left her in quite a financial bind, so much so she could not afford to live as she was accustomed.  She had an idea and she knew her son and daughter would agree where she'd live six months with her daughter then six months with her son basicly living out of her suitcase and wouldnt cause too much of a burden to them by splitting up the time. When she approached her son and daughter about this they both to her shock declined. The son inwhich she had disowned heard about what was going on and came to her rescue and asked her to move in with him and his partner.  She accepted their invitation, she then goes on to say she's traveled to places since she's been with her son that she had only read about and how he had remodeled the house to make sure she was comfortable. She also mentioned that her son never mentioned nor did his partner about the way she and the family treated them, but they both continually welcome her with open arms.  Her biggest regret was that it took something like this for her to see she had made a huge mistake and now she has lost out on all those years without her son in her life and that she was wrong for what she had done.  She also mentioned that some of her friends would ask her how is it living with your "gay son"  she would reply I hope you are as blessed to have a son like mine.

I thought the article was a very good article and addressed an issue in which many of us are all too familiar with, and it showed even through all the mayhem there is hope.