Comments on: Dealing with a girlfriend’s unaccepting mother. http://familieslikemine.com/2003/07/girlfriends-unaccepting-mother/ Official Website for Abigail Garner's Book Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: susie http://familieslikemine.com/2003/07/girlfriends-unaccepting-mother/#comment-2772 susie Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:10:07 +0000 http://familieslikemine.com/2003/07/girlfriends-unaccepting-mother/#comment-2772 Why do you feel it is necessary for your parents to accept this choice the two of you have made. We all have free will. We all have choices to make. If I met a man other than my husband and had feelings for him would that be OK to act on those feelings? No matter who I would hurt. All because it made me feel good.When you make choices and someone doesn't agree with you they become the bad guy. The two of you should just get on with it and lead your self absorbed little lives. You obviously didn't care who you hurt when you started this lifestyle so why let it bother you now. Even if your parents ever see you again, it will be a show. Your parents with never look at you with the same feelings they had before. As parents they will always always love you but just cannot watch the beautiful children they raised with values to live such a disgusting and degrading lifestyle. There are consequences to all of our actions. Accept yours and go do what lesbians do. Why do you feel it is necessary for your parents to accept this choice the two of you have made. We all have free will. We all have choices to make. If I met a man other than my husband and had feelings for him would that be OK to act on those feelings? No matter who I would hurt. All because it made me feel good.When you make choices and someone doesn’t agree with you they become the bad guy. The two of you should just get on with it and lead your self absorbed little lives. You obviously didn’t care who you hurt when you started this lifestyle so why let it bother you now. Even if your parents ever see you again, it will be a show. Your parents with never look at you with the same feelings they had before. As parents they will always always love you but just cannot watch the beautiful children they raised with values to live such a disgusting and degrading lifestyle. There are consequences to all of our actions. Accept yours and go do what lesbians do.

]]> By: Dave and Joan http://familieslikemine.com/2003/07/girlfriends-unaccepting-mother/#comment-147 Dave and Joan Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:39:53 +0000 http://familieslikemine.com/2003/07/girlfriends-unaccepting-mother/#comment-147 First, we recommend a booklet by Ann Thompson Cook, "And God Loves Each One," a guide for dialog about the Church and homosexuality. It is distributed by the Reconciling Congregation Program, 3801 N. Keeler Avenue, Chicago, IL 60641. It can be printed off the internet from http://www.annthompsoncook.com/andgodloves/ This booklet can be very helpful in preparing you and your friend for discussion with anyone who will listen. There are also a number of helpful articles to be found at http://www.pflag.org You don't say where you live. Most major cities and many smaller ones have reconciling churches or accepting churches. Many have gay ministers or rabbis. If you can find one of these churches through your friends in your community, they can also help. Both of you and your parents will find much help at your local PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) chapter. Chapters are usually listed in the telephone book. Best wishes Dave & Joan South Atlantic Regional Coordinators PFLAG Transgender Network First, we recommend a booklet by Ann Thompson Cook, “And God Loves Each One,” a guide for dialog about the Church and homosexuality. It is distributed by the Reconciling Congregation Program, 3801 N. Keeler Avenue, Chicago, IL 60641.

It can be printed off the internet from http://www.annthompsoncook.com/andgodloves/

This booklet can be very helpful in preparing you and your friend for discussion with anyone who will listen.

There are also a number of helpful articles to be found at http://www.pflag.org

You don’t say where you live. Most major cities and many smaller ones have reconciling churches or accepting churches. Many have gay ministers or rabbis. If you can find one of these churches through your friends in your community, they can also help.

Both of you and your parents will find much help at your local PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) chapter. Chapters are usually listed in the telephone book.

Best wishes

Dave & Joan
South Atlantic Regional Coordinators
PFLAG Transgender Network

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