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Originally Posted by Firewire
I just watched this. I was hesitant whether I would or not and it has taken me a few days to press play and I was truly not expecting this. Parents are supposed to love their child no matter what and the fact that they chose God over their own son makes me physically ill. Attacking him, for something he can't help, made it even worse. Daniel sounds very educated and his made sure he's been ready for this day, but it wasn't enough. I'm glad he has a boyfriend who loves him as his family do not. His parents, his aunt/uncle and grandparents are disgusting people. Anyone who argues that his family are just expressing their feelings or opinion are just as bad as they are. How could you disown your own child because they prefer men to wowen (or vice versa)? Why is that so disgusting and hard to accept? I truly feel terrible for Daniel as no one should be treated like that by their own family. But now he knows he's better off without them. His family don't deserve a son like him.
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..I've thought about this a lot, it's a hard thing to get out of your head tbh..I think Jonathan that his family do love him but it's as you say, the 'conditions' of that 'love'..?...that they can't love him for who he is because he isn't 'what they wanted him to be'....
..it's strange because I've recently had a similar conversation with someone on another forum ..(not with them coming out..)...but how some parents can impose who they are on their children and because it's not who their children are, it can leave and often does leaves a person who may find happiness in their lives with other people..?..but it still leaves them with a feeling of 'failure' a lack of self belief and self confidence that may stay with them forever because they're his parents and no matter what he probably still loves them..?.....it's just so easy and natural to think he'll be better off without them/without the 'hate and prejudice' of their beliefs etc...but there are so many times in his life that he'll need/yearn for that 'parental/family hug', regardless of how they are because his 'programmed love' is more unconditional than theirs is and that should never be the way with a parent and child .... and he won't have those 'hugs'/feel that no matter how rubbish life can be, there is always someone there to believe in him......this is just so sad and the 'damage' is so far reaching....