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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:43 PM Original message |
I had the gay talk with my 6-year-old a couple of days ago. It went very well. |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. ... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. So I did okay? |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yeah, you did. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Thanks. That means a lot coming from you. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. Handling it as you did makes for a better mature world. It's such a shame we |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I'm trying to make it easy-going. I figure if I don't blow up about it, he won't either. |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Yep, I think you did a great job! And kindness is so much more rewarding to |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. The GOP and their backers have been working hard to 'grow down' the american public. Now a certain |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 11:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. Yes, they remind me of "Children of the Corn." |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
69. It's unfortunate that somewhere down the line parents will then have to explain |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #69 |
77. Yep, sad isn't it, having to explain how some prefer hatred and violence to love and kindness. n/t |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. Okay, but sometimes a man falls in love with a man or a woman falls in love with a woman. Okay?" |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I'm also glad he's not around my former in-laws anymore |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. Kudos to you. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. that's about how it went for me and my son a few years back |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I figure I don't need to gush about concepts like diversity and civil rights right now. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
94. i think his knowing s and b and your succinct explanation of it will go |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. Nice story and the way you handled it. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. A parent meeting? Yikes. |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
41. Chrissy was a very sensitive woman |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. Kids are easy and get the basic sense of fairness. They don't need many details. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. You're a great dad |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Well I'm going back to school. Not sure what for yet, though. |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. seems complex for a 6 yo... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Not sure, that's why I used the example. I didn't want to use the word "sex"... |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:26 AM Response to Reply #15 |
49. They know what "boys" and "girls" are so yeah, they know the basics. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
81. They've known the difference between men and women for quite a while by then. |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
21. Ya done good. Sounds like S & B probably helped since they |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
22. i think all parents should do this, even if they don't personally know a gay couple |
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Mister Ed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
23. I was lucky. I got to give the gay talk without ever speaking a word. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. That's a good story. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:25 AM Response to Reply #23 |
40. Beautiful! |
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wakemewhenitsover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
24. Well done. |
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one_voice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. Nice... |
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the redcoat (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. YET. Your car didn't explode YET. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. So you're telling me I should invest in a fire extiguisher? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. your child is lucky...it's easier to pass on love than hate |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. He's doing so well here. Very stable household environment, great schools,... |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. My child used to have playdates over a friend's house with 2 Moms. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:23 AM Response to Reply #31 |
48. Where did the name "Aidan" come from, anyway? |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #48 |
68. Irish names are in vogue this generation. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #68 |
99. None of those, this time. But there a lot of those kids floating around, aren't there? n/t |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:29 PM Response to Reply #48 |
93. I think Sex and the City is at least partly to blame. n/t |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
32. It's never to early to explain love K&R n/t |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
33. The hard part is explaining hate |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 12:29 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Wow, glad I was out to lunch that day. |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
35. You get Number 1 Dad |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
37. I had this happen a dozen years ago when my goddaughter was also 6. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:27 AM Response to Reply #37 |
51. I figured "love" was better than "lust after", or something stronger |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
38. Well done. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
39. When I had the talk with our oldest son... |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:27 AM Response to Reply #39 |
50. That's what I couldn't understand.. I was taught it was a sin to live together and not be married, |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
42. Very nicely explained... |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
43. That's pretty much how I explained it to my 6-year old. She had no problem with it. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
44. Cool story! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:21 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Are there DU meetups here? |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #47 |
87. There have been some in CT |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. I missed the last one |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #47 |
88. We've had a few in my 7 years on DU |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
45. You're a wonderful father and you're corroborating his experience with them |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
46. That's pretty much how it went down with my 5-yo. |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
52. From the earliest age she could understand, we've told our daughter |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
53. It really IS that simple. |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
54. My sister had a similar talk with my 4-YO nephew. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
55. Uh-oh...you made Baby Jesus cry... |
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GoldenOldie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
56. Wish all kids were blessed with a parent such as you........ |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
57. That's a wonderful story! K&R |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
58. What is so difficult |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
59. What a good Dad you are. |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
60. Well done. Your body language and voice tone were at least as important |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #60 |
97. I was driving, which typically relaxes me. |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. Interesting! I hadn't realized that. I drive in eastern Massachusetts |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. I just moved back after 9 years in the Upper Midwest |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
61. Just the facts, Sir. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
62. I had a conversation with my son when he was about six. It went like this: |
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theaocp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
63. I hope this isn't too graphic, |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #63 |
73. My parents were pretty much the same. It started with thunderstorms. I was |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
64. Beautiful words .... it's just "love" ...like anyone else loving someone .... |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
65. Thanks for this. Your response will help me with my kids when the time comes |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
66. "My new car didn't explode"... |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
67. Super-duper. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
70. You did good! Thank you. |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
71. lucky kid you got |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
72. Oh, I got to tell you about the gay talk I had with my nephew about the same age |
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tpsbmam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
74. Beautifully done -- simple & straightforward. Good going, Dad! K&R n/t |
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rainlillie (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
75. My sister is a lesbian and she came out before my children were born.. |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
76. I love that story - thanks - Kids are such good examples sometimes!! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
78. Nice job. |
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kirby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
79. When your son chooses to be gay, this post will mark the trigger... |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
80. K&R. nt |
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Saphire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
82. pretty much the way I explained to my kids about their Aunt. |
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pgodbold (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
83. Thank you. I sent a link to this post to my family and friends. |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
84. K&R. nt |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
85. My daughter was taught about this in kindergarten |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #85 |
98. I can imagine how that would go in a RW school system |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
86. Beautiful post. K & R. |
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foxfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
90. Good on ya, krispos42. |
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bear425 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
91. Beautifully said. Good job! n/t |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
92. I had a similar conversation with my child about a year ago |
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Heddi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
95. In the 80's, when I was in 2nd grade, a girl yelled at me "Your mom is gay!" |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. LOL |
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dickthegrouch (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
102. Yeah, you did real good |
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