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Friday, November 22, 2013
Columnist Amy Dickinson provides best response ever to parent asking how to keep her child from being gay.
Oh that's perfect! Yeah, if sexuality is a 'choice,' choose to be gay...just for a while. I love it. That poor kid. I bet Mom ignored the advice and went to her church and prayed some more (wonde if he ever got a birthday card from dear old Mom?)
What a great mother....forgets her son's birthday for 3 years? How could you expect intelligence or compassion from this horrible woman....I love Amy's answer, that analogy should be used more often.
I'm assuming that the parent in question is the father and not the mother. How could a parent forget his child's birthday for three years in a row? And then be worried that he might be ridiculed by a church group? As if the parent's concern is only for himself. Has he never considered how his child feared telling his parents about his sexual orientation? Has this parent never loved the child? Beaglemom
Amy Dickinson is also a regular on NPR's hilarious news panel game show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" I try not to miss every Saturday morning (also available via podcast).
I can see where you have a problem. As I understand it, the American Native Tribes had no problems with gays and lesbians. Fortunately for your Nations' histories, you weren't raised with the same ridiculous religious tenets of European Man.
Of course, the way you raised (still raise?) your children was incomprehensible to European Man, too. Only now have we begun to catch up to your high ideals and standards!
I find it disturbing, yet fascinating, that immediately assume it was the mother, not the father, with no supporting information. Not that it makes it any less upsetting for a father to forget. It's just weird your visceral reaction to the "bitch."
That was the perfect reply! I wonder how that worked out for "Amy"? My sister's reaction, lets just say, "evolved". She's now his number one supporter and card carrying PFLAG member.
Oh that's perfect! Yeah, if sexuality is a 'choice,' choose to be gay...just for a while. I love it. That poor kid. I bet Mom ignored the advice and went to her church and prayed some more (wonde if he ever got a birthday card from dear old Mom?)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely spot on response - love it!
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine a homophobe's response?
That is FABULOUS!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great mother....forgets her son's birthday for 3 years? How could you expect intelligence or compassion from this horrible woman....I love Amy's answer, that analogy should be used more often.
ReplyDeleteThis was shared on Facebook, loved her response.
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming that the parent in question is the father and not the mother. How could a parent forget his child's birthday for three years in a row? And then be worried that he might be ridiculed by a church group? As if the parent's concern is only for himself. Has he never considered how his child feared telling his parents about his sexual orientation? Has this parent never loved the child?
ReplyDeleteBeaglemom
Perfect responses from Amy and Gryphen. However, the first letter sounds like a prank.
ReplyDeleteAmy Dickinson is also a regular on NPR's hilarious news panel game show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" I try not to miss every Saturday morning (also available via podcast).
ReplyDeleteI can't believe anyone would write a letter this stupid, but I love the response. I tend to agree that it had to be a prank.
ReplyDeleteAs for how I responded to my child being a lesbian, no problem. She became my son, so I didn't have to deal with it.
Good for you all.
DeleteLynne, that is PERFECT! I LOVE it! Good on you!
DeleteWhere's the "like" button?
DeleteI'm Native American, so I just don't understand at all why your child's sexuality would be any of your business or anything to worry about.
ReplyDeleteI can see where you have a problem. As I understand it, the American Native Tribes had no problems with gays and lesbians. Fortunately for your Nations' histories, you weren't raised with the same ridiculous religious tenets of European Man.
DeleteOf course, the way you raised (still raise?) your children was incomprehensible to European Man, too. Only now have we begun to catch up to your high ideals and standards!
And you're right. It IS nobody's business!
That bitch forgot her son's birthday THREE years in a row? And she thinks her problem is that he is gay? Barf!
ReplyDeleteI find it disturbing, yet fascinating, that immediately assume it was the mother, not the father, with no supporting information. Not that it makes it any less upsetting for a father to forget. It's just weird your visceral reaction to the "bitch."
DeleteThat was the perfect reply! I wonder how that worked out for "Amy"?
ReplyDeleteMy sister's reaction, lets just say, "evolved". She's now his number one supporter and card carrying PFLAG member.