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Something to bear in mind, perhaps (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Nov 2015
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Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)2. +another... nt
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)3. It's inconceivable to me
that a family could disown a child for being who they are.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)4. Sadly, there ARE families who do this.
Like mine.
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)5. I'm so sorry.
You would be welcome in my family.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)6. I have 2 brothers who have refused any contact with my gay brother
going back years now.
breaks my heart, for him.
But they are both pretty right wing, so not having contact with them works fine for me....