"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Saturday, March 03, 2012

Difficult and Traumatic

Found this via numerous sources in the comments on this article on the Archie comic featuring Kevin Keller's wedding. Commenter Kate P sort of tells it like it is:

I've been forced to explain homosexuality to my kids (aged 3 and 4) because their uncle is gay. This incredibly difficult and traumatic experience went as follows:

Child: Why does Uncle Bob go everywhere with Pete?

Me: Because they're in love, just like Mummy and Daddy are.

Child: Oh. Can I have a biscuit?

We're all scarred for life. Scarred, I tell you.

It's sort of astonishing that kids get it when the One Million (minus 960,000) Moms don't.

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