I have 2 young sons

[DiverDave]

and, what with all the gay kids hurting themselves, I have been thinking.

HOW THE HELL COULD I NOT LOVE THEM???

I absolutely adore my kids, I can hardly keep my hands off them, I guess to prove to myself, that yes, they are real, and mine.

I cannot, for the life of me, figure out people who say they can't, or won't love their children, it is just unimaginable to me.

I fell in love with them, and I cannot ever see myself falling out of love with them.
My life revolves around them, and I cannot imagine them not being in my life.

A couple of observations:

When I didn't have kids, I couldn't imagine having them.
Now they are here, I cannot imagine NOT having them.

When the boys were born, I loved them, in an abstract 'Dad' sorta way.
Then they looked at me and developed their own personalities, and I FELL in love with them.

So, Gay? straight? Bi?
who cares? they are mine and I will love them until I die.

Dang it, now I'm crying.
For the others that felt no love that they stopped living.
My boys won't. EVER.

[MiddleFingerMom]

1. I had a good friend whose dad was a Mennonite minister(?) in Pennsylvania.

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My friend's brother, Bill, was openly gay and had been living
with (and bringing "home" for holiday dinners and the like at
his parents') his partner for years.
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They loved him and his partner very much.
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I used to go to some of those holiday/Sunday dinners. AMAZING
meals -- his mom would have the table groaning beneath the
weight of 15-20 or more different foods (Mennonite cultural
thang).
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Although not religious, I used to LOVE to listen to his dad
say grace. It would always be pretty secular -- and a great
reminder of all the things, from insignificant to profound,
that we could be thankful for in our lives. Inspirational
poetry.
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One day the elders(?) of his church approached him with an
ultimatum: Renounce his gay son or resign his position with
the church.
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He didn't need ANY time to consider. He resigned... immediately.
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One of the best dads I've ever met.
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[kimi]

2. I hear ya, completely

I have 5 boys. If one of them came to me and said he was gay, wouldn't change how I felt about him in any way whatsoever. His father, now, that's another story. But my boys, they are my treasure. My life wouldn't be complete without them.

I love each of them fiercely. Their choice of love - well, hell, it's love, after all. What's wrong with that??

[Demoiselle]

3. I've always felt exactly the same way, Diver.

I've always hoped that my children have work that they love and people that they love. And, of course, that they never forget to call me.

[Arugula Latte]

4. I think that is the biggest shock of parenthood -- how much you fall in love with your kids.

I'll never understand these parents who disown kids for being gay or whatever.