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		<title>Families &amp; Friends of Gays &amp; Lesbians Forum: My son is gay. - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>I am having a difficult time talking to my son when it comes to the issue of him being gay.  Should we talk about it or does a mom keep away...</description>
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			<title>Comment by midnightXheartache</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_Friends_of_Gays_Lesbians/forum/426784-my-son-gay/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Don't bring it up by yourself, and when he brings it up don't act to awkward...it really depends on what he says.  
 If he gets a boyfriend or anything, just treat him like a daughter-meaning don't treat this boyfriend any different than you would treat your daughter's boyfriend [sorry, idk if you ha...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:40:49 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by lilblue</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Families_Friends_of_Gays_Lesbians/forum/426784-my-son-gay/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[let your son come out to you. he may feel threatend by you trying to out him. let him come out on his own when he feels the timing is right and let him know that you love him. My mother did not out me, I outed myself to her and she's fine with that. if he brings up 'the conversation' let him know th...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:52:41 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSuper</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My 20yr old son is gay and since he came out I have had no problem with this issue at all. In the beginning I was worried because I did not want to see my son get hurt as society can be very cruel. I have accepted the person he is as my love for my son is unconditional. My son is the one that brings...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:10:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Starbelly</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Honestly, i think if you have questions or concerns you should talk to him. Don't just sweep it under the rug. The more open and honest you are with him, the closer you will be. You are already doing the right thing by asking for help rather than shunning him. If you haven't already, you should defi...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:56:43 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Jennie1627</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you feel like you need to talk to him about it, bring it up easily. It depends really on how you feel about the situation. Does it bother you that he's gay? If it does, reaching out to him could still be helpful and maybe he could make you understand a little better. But be careful, if it bothers...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:29:21 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by BenK</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[as long as you remember he is YOUR son and he hasnt become some wierdo he is still the same. as long as you do that then he will feel in a safe place and loved. i suppose its more the mothers job to begin a conversation like that as its more the female figure that supports gay sons more. <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Hope">hope</a> this h...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:37:10 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Jaywallis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Like a bunch of people said dont be awkward about it hes still your son nothings really different except he lieks guys just make it clear to him that you still love him and that h can come to you no matter what the problem is i mean when i came out to my family they werent the least bit shocked and ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:19:47 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Hanspam</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As someone who has been married to a guy for years who then came out to say he was gay my advice would be to make sure he knows you love him no matter what! My situation is such a mess and could I think have been avoided if my stbx had had a more open relationship with his parents! Whether you write...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:47:27 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by obscure</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[dont bring it up, let him bring it up. unless you have a question or something, your input is just as valuable as his. dont go for a particular way of dealingf with it and dont purposely not ask questions you have or say things you think just becaus eyou are trying to not talk about it or that wilol...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:40:34 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by joybells</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm Joy.I just found out last night through my son's myspace page that he is gay.I wish he would have told me himself.I think it would have been easier for me to hear coming from him.How did you handle it?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:49:20 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by dplr</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I suspected my son was gay for several years.    Every time I brought it up, he would be vague and want to <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Distancing" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Distancing')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Avoid">avoid</a> the subject.  Finally, when he was a freshman in college, he wrote us a letter saying he was gay.  Although I knew it, I can't say that it still wasn't difficult.  Everyone wants to say t...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:00:53 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by babydevil2323</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My father is gay, I found out when i was 16 and now im 24, it was hard for me as a teen, but now as an adult its a great experience, different isnt always bad, and i believe that what ever makes him happy, well then i support him, if your son wants to talk about it he will, my dad and i sat and talk...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:23:17 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by SKMM</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My brother is gay and I don't have any problems <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Talking">talking</a> with him, however it really isn't the focus of many of our discussions. My mother on the other hand seems to focus on his lifestyle a lot and tends to get all weird when the gay topic is brought up which to me is absolutely ridiculous. I don't ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:33:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by cindy666</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I had a gay uncle whom I loved very much.  He was very effeminate, altho officially 'closeted', and had a very difficult life.  Times were even harder back then.  Now I believe my son is gay.  He is 16 and I have caught him looking at gay porn exclusively over the past few years.  When I catch him, ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:45:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by joybells</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My ex husband just found out that my son is gay.He didn't accept it and is going to kick him out of the house.I have accpepted it even though finding out was a surprise to me too.His sexual preference doesn't change the person he is.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:09:30 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by mayc</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[wow I feel I have realy found a spot for me. My son just turned 18 and I have felt for some time that he was gay but because of my religion he was afraid to say anything to me even though I have always told him that no matter what I would love and accept him. But my thing right now is that he is han...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:18:05 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by hannahf1234</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[um maybe dont broach it full on... my mum did it well we were sitting flicking the <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Music_Listening_to_Music" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Music_Listening_to_Music')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Music">music</a> channels and she seemed to notice certain grls caught my attention and she started off asking me if maybe i liked em and went that way and then we had a full blown conversation about. it will be kinda hard to ge...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:28:01 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by joybells</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Don't bring it up to him.Let him come to you.Don't make him feel like he's done something bad.Just be there for him.He's going to need a lot of support and a lot of hugs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:15:26 +0100</pubDate>
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