What good advice from the mom. I tried to raise my own girls that way and they have embraced it fully. I learned that from my parents without them ever saying so - they were socially curious and tolerant and welcome, even if fiscally conservative and very probably voting Republican most of their lives (never a thing that was really “spoken of” in New England yankee families, along with money, sex or religion). 😉. I really enjoyed this story, relate to it in many ways despite not being gay myself, and want to share it with friends. So relatable. Thank you both/all.
Oops - my parents were “welcoming” not welcome - with a diverse circle of friends despite being pretty wasp in demographic themselves. Ultimately they adored each other until they died, and had plenty of love for others. It would have grieved them deeply to see the last year or more.
What good advice from the mom. I tried to raise my own girls that way and they have embraced it fully. I learned that from my parents without them ever saying so - they were socially curious and tolerant and welcome, even if fiscally conservative and very probably voting Republican most of their lives (never a thing that was really “spoken of” in New England yankee families, along with money, sex or religion). 😉. I really enjoyed this story, relate to it in many ways despite not being gay myself, and want to share it with friends. So relatable. Thank you both/all.
Oops - my parents were “welcoming” not welcome - with a diverse circle of friends despite being pretty wasp in demographic themselves. Ultimately they adored each other until they died, and had plenty of love for others. It would have grieved them deeply to see the last year or more.