This morning, I did as I always do, I read the comics in the local paper. On the page next to it is the horoscopes and the "Ask Amy" column. I read the horoscopes because I generally find the nonsense amusing.
I often read "Ask Amy", as well, because she seems to generally offer sane advice to people with sometimes stupid questions that should have obvious answers. Generally, the people writing to Amy amaze and amuse me with their profound lack of understanding of what are often simple concepts of ettiquette and social interaction.
However, today's writer didn't amuse me at all. In fact, she left me quite incensed:
Dear Amy: I am 44, and my daughter is 23.
She is gay, and I have treated her and her partner the same way I treat my son and daughter-in-law. Everyone acknowledges this. I respect their commitment to each other and am joyful that they are very happy.
However, I cannot accept the fact that she just got "married." She has now informed me that she needs to terminate her relationship with me because I will not accept her marriage.
She is aware of my position on gay marriage. The suggestion to agree to disagree is not an option. What say you?
- Wondering
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WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? This dumb woman refuses to support her daughter's lifestyle - one that she didn't choose and she can't change - and she wants to know how she can make her daughter like her?
Well, here's how you do it: You shut the fuck up and don't talk to your daughter anymore... OR A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE: Learn to be more fucking accepting. It's not rocket science, lady!
So, to recount: This woman doesn't support her daughter's marriage, doesn't believe it's real, and doesn't even wish to accept that her daughter is gay, because she finds it morally wrong. And yet, somehow, she manages to think it's wrong of her daughter to push her out of her life. Well, you can't expect your daughter to accept your bigoted bullshit if you can't accept her the way she was born. Oh, and in case you forgot, you gave birth to her.
Luckily, there is a woman named Amy to set her straight.
I often read "Ask Amy", as well, because she seems to generally offer sane advice to people with sometimes stupid questions that should have obvious answers. Generally, the people writing to Amy amaze and amuse me with their profound lack of understanding of what are often simple concepts of ettiquette and social interaction.
However, today's writer didn't amuse me at all. In fact, she left me quite incensed:
Dear Amy: I am 44, and my daughter is 23.
She is gay, and I have treated her and her partner the same way I treat my son and daughter-in-law. Everyone acknowledges this. I respect their commitment to each other and am joyful that they are very happy.
However, I cannot accept the fact that she just got "married." She has now informed me that she needs to terminate her relationship with me because I will not accept her marriage.
She is aware of my position on gay marriage. The suggestion to agree to disagree is not an option. What say you?
- Wondering
Link
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? This dumb woman refuses to support her daughter's lifestyle - one that she didn't choose and she can't change - and she wants to know how she can make her daughter like her?
Well, here's how you do it: You shut the fuck up and don't talk to your daughter anymore... OR A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE: Learn to be more fucking accepting. It's not rocket science, lady!
So, to recount: This woman doesn't support her daughter's marriage, doesn't believe it's real, and doesn't even wish to accept that her daughter is gay, because she finds it morally wrong. And yet, somehow, she manages to think it's wrong of her daughter to push her out of her life. Well, you can't expect your daughter to accept your bigoted bullshit if you can't accept her the way she was born. Oh, and in case you forgot, you gave birth to her.
Luckily, there is a woman named Amy to set her straight.
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