I will try not to link to other posts as the primary way of communicating, but as I read this I admit that I welled up a little bit. The shame that adults can inflict on children is shameful in itself.
I am reminded of the amount of time it took me to work through being singled out and ridiculed on several occasions by my second grade teacher for not living up to my "gifted and talented" status. I then spent the rest of my school years and much of my adult life believing that I wasn't good enough. Because she was the adult and should have known better.
I hope that we can read the plea of this mom and take it seriously. Our kids need us to grow up.
http://nerdyapplebottom.com/2010/11/02/my-son-is-gay/
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