started dating someone of the same sex?

mine would probably tilt their heads, and be like "wtf"
but try and be real nice to the dude

10/29/2005 1:53:16 PM

My mom would be happy if I was happy.

My dad would hate me for it. Which is the same reaction he'd have if I dated a black person. Because he's a wonderful fucking father.

10/29/2005 1:58:42 PM

they'd be loving and supportive after some heated discussions
I know it would probably effect them (they're wonderful progressive people but they were also born in the Midwest in the 50's) but the bulk of the conflict would take place out of my presence

10/29/2005 2:16:47 PM

My GF would probably dump me...

10/29/2005 2:50:46 PM

Although my mom's a bit homophobic (Catholic) and my dad's the Tim Taylor type, I'm very confident they'd still love and support me.

Awwww.

They'd probably be a little skeptical since I've been very heterosexual all my life. Then again I voted for Kerry so who knows.

10/29/2005 4:11:08 PM

I love how this has four responses, but the racism one has a bunch

10/29/2005 7:13:59 PM

disown me

[Edited on October 29, 2005 at 7:54 PM. Reason : .]

10/29/2005 7:54:15 PM

my dad would leave.....forever

10/29/2005 8:09:25 PM

ha, everybody can convince themselves their parents aren't that racist

but its hard to think some folks ain't homophobes

10/29/2005 8:38:50 PM

My dad is totally racist.

10/29/2005 8:41:08 PM

my mom had trouble with it at first but now likes him alot.

my dad makes jokes about him being my boyfriend all the while keeping the illusion that we are only roommates... though he knows full well thats not true.

my parents are divorced so their conflicting views of reality don’t have to interact alot, and everybodys happy

10/29/2005 8:53:34 PM

disown me

10/29/2005 9:18:44 PM

yea pretty much theyd be like faggtfokthnxbye.

10/30/2005 2:33:04 PM

disown me

10/30/2005 2:36:15 PM

^There'd would be a lot of crying from my mother along with an eventual increase in harrassment about going to church or some crap like that. And I'd probably be disowned big time.

My dad would be like "OK, can I borrow 20 bucks?"

10/30/2005 3:29:11 PM

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"disown me"

Me too - but I am putting off the inevitable right now.

10/30/2005 3:41:52 PM

dude

wouldn't your dad dance a jig?

10/30/2005 3:44:16 PM

They'd be shocked and probably think Im just experimenting at first, then they would accept it.

10/30/2005 4:25:17 PM

im sure they would be pretty gay about it




ehe

god that wasnt funny.

10/30/2005 4:27:59 PM

my mom would probably freak out for a while... and get very confused...

my dad would probably ask if i was happy...

funny thing is that my dad's the preacher (Presby), but my mom was raised southern Baptist...

10/30/2005 5:42:08 PM

they would be confused and surprised but would support me

my family experience isnt exactly normal though

10/30/2005 5:50:13 PM

my mom asked me if I was gay once...
I wasn't doing well in school that semester, and she thought that was an indication of homosexuality.

Apparently, if you get a C- in thermodynamics you're a fag.

As for the question:
My mom would be supportive.
My dad would disown me.

[Edited on October 30, 2005 at 6:10 PM. Reason : edit]

10/30/2005 5:54:44 PM

poor grades are ALWAYS the result of homosexuality and its close cousin, drug abuse

10/30/2005 6:38:12 PM

mine would be surprised, that's for sure

but, they'd support me. mom would care less than dad.

10/30/2005 10:10:46 PM

mine would make a thread in chit chat where it belongs.

10/30/2005 11:45:32 PM

I wonder if being only an only son would make a difference.

I could see there being a difference for some parents between having three sons and one of them being gay versus having one son and then having him be gay.

[Edited on October 30, 2005 at 11:50 PM. Reason : ]

10/30/2005 11:50:29 PM

Hmmm -- well I've always just downplayed the whole "dating" part and let two plus two equal four. Apparently in point of fact, it usually equals i or some other imaginary/complex number. ;-)

Denial is a very strong force in human nature. I strongly suspect that "acceptance" and "tolerance" (as described here) are in most cases themselves a form of denial.

10/31/2005 1:20:52 AM

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"I strongly suspect that "acceptance" and "tolerance" (as described here) are in most cases themselves a form of denial."

That reminds me of the movie "Crash" that recently came out on DVD.

10/31/2005 1:26:53 AM

is it as funny as philidelphia?

10/31/2005 11:38:12 AM

my parents would be happy for me and support me

my grandmother on the other hand would prolly never want to see me again...which sucks cause she makes great fried chicken and chicken n dumplings.

10/31/2005 11:50:40 AM

Mom would be cool with it, Dad wouldn't be at all.

Non-issue though, unless my wife turns out to be a man after all this time...

10/31/2005 11:57:38 AM

my mom would definitely disapprove and whenever confronted would say something like "we don't discuss things like this" and put on some lipstick in her 1950's june cleaver type of way. she'd still love me but i doubt would ever be able to accept it.

my dad would launch into a deep depression and would probably be dysfunctional for quite some time.

10/31/2005 12:12:23 PM

Mom would be fairly accepting...

Dad would have to be accepting because of mom.

Honestly, i'd be more concerned with how it would affect their marriage.

Mike

10/31/2005 3:24:47 PM