tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742969655543703629.post5001840358399760657..comments2014-10-18T08:22:23.426-05:00Comments on Flavors of God: National Coming Out Day: Mom, Dad, I have something to tell youFlavorsofgodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170390125780736307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742969655543703629.post-37104847444632512522012-10-21T01:18:24.844-05:002012-10-21T01:18:24.844-05:00I am pretty impressed with how open minded you act...I am pretty impressed with how open minded you actually are, I can't fault someone on not agreeing with marriage rights. The fault I find is in thinking your beliefs should govern others, but you aren't like that at all. Marriage is hard, I knew that going in though, after watching my parents struggle with making marriages work. I don't think I knew it would be this hard :). Your kids are very blessed to have a Mom like you. Thanks for taking time out to give feedback, always appreciated!!Flavorsofgodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170390125780736307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742969655543703629.post-73539706344732033012012-10-12T17:17:37.786-05:002012-10-12T17:17:37.786-05:00You know I have a conflict with this issue. But, i...You know I have a conflict with this issue. But, if it were my child, I would hope they could come to me and say, "This is who I am." I would not love my child any less for being gay, just finding someone they are happy with and can share a life with would be all I want for them. Because of my past experience, however, I am deeply troubled with the thought of gay marriage. I was raised to believe that marriage was between a man and a woman. And being Catholic, its a given that homosexuality is a sin. I dont think that gay marriage is wrong but I dont think its fair either. I grew up with parents who loved each other very much and were married 42 years. When I got married, I just "assumed" that it would last forvever. I was wrong. I have 2 sisters and between the 3 of us there are 5 divorces. I have asked myself, what is wrong with us that we cant make a marriage work, yet our parents were together for such a long time? But I realized, marriage is a full-time job and you have to work to keep it going. There are some who dont want to work on it, there are those who realize it after its too late, and those who will do whatever it takes to make it work, those are the ones that last the longest. My parents were by no means perfect, but they kept it together, raised a family and supported each other. When I heard that on of the first gay couples that had married, subsequently divorced, it clicked for me. Gay or straight, some marriages survive, some dont. I dont know if letting gay couples marry is the right decision. But I do know, the Institution of Marriage itself is in trouble. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336165327689737096noreply@blogger.com