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cate94

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Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2023, 10:11 AM

Nov 2023

I was disowned. Then when she needed me, allowed back in the family. It was years ago but it is still hurtful to think about. And as a recently recovering alcoholic, it pains me to not be able to talk about the impact of loved ones who voted for the fat orange blob. I started hitting the bottle hard because of my despair during that time. It isn’t an excuse, it would have become evident eventually but it did speed up the process exponentially.

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My mom was a homophobe. I am a Dyke. Straights do not get this grief [View all] irisblue Nov 2023 OP

No, we don't. No one who hasn't experienced such anguish themselves can fully understand. Mister Ed Nov 2023 #1

my late mom knew all along. but i did not dare tell my late right wing wacko dad this AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #2

True cate94 Nov 2023 #3

No Laurelin Nov 2023 #4

A friend of mine was shunned by his mother when he came out as gay. Midnight Writer Nov 2023 #5

My mother called me every thing in the book ggma Nov 2023 #6

Oh honey, your own babies?! What in the living hell? I am so sorry. I experienced many friends in during The_REAL_Ecumenist Nov 2023 #8

Thank you so much - I didn't mean ggma Nov 2023 #9

I didn't take it that way. Your children will live to regret shunning you, trust me, if they don't use a little The_REAL_Ecumenist Nov 2023 #10

Sweetie, you did not steal from me, you proved my point irisblue Nov 2023 #12

This is why so many of us in the LGBT community do have our own 'families' and some of us (my other half did) SWBTATTReg Nov 2023 #7

The list of horror stories I've heard keeps getting longer. Dave Bowman Nov 2023 #11