Dammit that made me tear upI really avoided posting on this thread, because I see no positive resolution. No one entrenched in their ideas will be swayed by some forum banter. I am posting against my better judgement because there is something I wanted to throw into the conversation.
I'm not going to talk about religion, because that is pointless. I'm not going to talk about rights, nor forms of government, because those are also pointless here. And as it would be pointless, I am neither going to talk about genetics nor population bombs.
I will say this however:
I am the very proud father of a two and a half year old boy. Each and every day he makes me smile. Each and every day he makes me laugh. Each and every day he tests my patience, and with a moment of reflection I realize that he is growing and learning how the world works, and how people react. Each day he gives me a hug and a kiss when I leave for work, and most days (if he isn't napping) he runs to the window when he hears my car pull in the drive, then rushes to the door to welcome me home. I always step out of my car and look to the window, and wait before unlocking the door to hear the pat-pat-pat of his feet running down the hall. Every evening we play with cars, blocks, puzzles, read books... and he falls asleep with the utter soundness that only tuckered toddlers can achieve.
I don't know where life will take him. But I do know this. No matter what he does, I will love him the same as I do now. I will always be proud that he is my boy.
If it so happens that he is gay, will that cause me to love him less? No.
Will it cause me to be less proud of all the things he is bound to do and achieve over the next several decades? No.
As a parent, we want our children to be happy. We want them to grow into self-sufficient, upstanding members of society, sure, but above all we wish for their health and happiness. It would cause me great pain to know that my son was unhappy. It would bring me to tears to know that he was living in fear of being himself.
In the grand scheme of things, I couldn't care less if he is gay or straight. What I do care about is him and his well being. I hope that throughout his life he wakes up every morning happy to be who he is. And in a selfish sort of way... I hope he is always happy to have me as his dad.
I suspect many of your parents feel the same.
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