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In reply to the discussion: I'm heartbroken. How can people be so cruel? [View all]raising2moredems
(627 posts)139. I've never understood
How supposedly "christian" parents cut ties with their non-heterosexual child(ren). People like this should never had children.
I hope to see the end of organized religion in my lifetime.
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That you took the time to post that touching remembrance of your friend speaks volumes about
Atticus
Aug 2021
#4
What a beautiful and touching eulogy you've written, my dear NurseJackie...
CaliforniaPeggy
Aug 2021
#7
After Rock Hudson and Liberace... but before Freddy Mercury. Yes people were ignorant and afraid.
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#16
When I was in high school, pregnant girls were sent away to have their babies...
Hekate
Aug 2021
#62
And I remember his parents. I thought they were kind... just "normal" parents.
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#35
Really sad, but your nice rememberance does a little to make it better. Nicely done.
EarnestPutz
Aug 2021
#21
I understand their motivation and their fear. But it was still cruel. I agree.
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#51
The parents ignorant actions were tragic but David's story left me feeling empty
RVN VET71
Aug 2021
#143
He'd moved from the "big city" of Atlanta back to our little central Georgia...
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#64
It was so common then -- but even now, small towns are places where homogeneity rules...
Hekate
Aug 2021
#75
A very justified rant! That someone you remembered fondly and tried to find again,
Tadpole Raisin
Aug 2021
#32
I'm so sorry, Nurse Jackie. My cousin died the same way, in secret at his parents' home.
femmedem
Aug 2021
#42
Nice that you were able to track him down and find out about his life. Although they appeared....
George II
Aug 2021
#73
Your take is probably right but it is possible that there is another perspective
PurgedVoter
Aug 2021
#129