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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 297660" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>J3, </p><p> </p><p>I like your style. A lot of times with Dude's behaviors and outrageous accusations I've found myself taking a major defensive position about MY personal beliefs. As I got older, and wiser to "the game" it was pointed out to me by the family therapist that I should stop it. Stop defending MY position. If I did or didn't like gays - my business. If I did or didn't like Christians - my business. If I did or didn't like anything - my business and I didn't have to explain myself to a child or anyone else for that matter. </p><p> </p><p>My sons first counselor was also gay. He was the neatest guy and we loved him dearly. He was struck by lighting and killed while jogging and it was a terrible blow to us all. For a while some of his mannerisms were mimicked by Dude and when it came up in counseling "IT" became the issue, not Dude's behaviors - but rather Dudes opinions of my likes or dislikes of how he was mimicking his counselors behaviors. I didn't know how to react and at that time found myself defending my position on everything. Then I said to Dude - "Well the issue here isn't if you are gay or not - and being gay isn't a behavior issue. Being gay is something you are born as, not a learned behavior. If you were born gay - you're gay, but I know loads of gay people who know how to behave nicely."</p><p> </p><p>So if Kangas counselor is openly gay she did the right thing. She doesn't have to defend herself. And if it becomes another issue in the therapists office with Kanga again please feel free to use my statement. </p><p> </p><p>I really think you did an EXCELLENT EXCELLENT job - you left her with nothing to complain about - she's gay - big deal - does she want a sticker? Good job Mom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 297660, member: 4964"] J3, I like your style. A lot of times with Dude's behaviors and outrageous accusations I've found myself taking a major defensive position about MY personal beliefs. As I got older, and wiser to "the game" it was pointed out to me by the family therapist that I should stop it. Stop defending MY position. If I did or didn't like gays - my business. If I did or didn't like Christians - my business. If I did or didn't like anything - my business and I didn't have to explain myself to a child or anyone else for that matter. My sons first counselor was also gay. He was the neatest guy and we loved him dearly. He was struck by lighting and killed while jogging and it was a terrible blow to us all. For a while some of his mannerisms were mimicked by Dude and when it came up in counseling "IT" became the issue, not Dude's behaviors - but rather Dudes opinions of my likes or dislikes of how he was mimicking his counselors behaviors. I didn't know how to react and at that time found myself defending my position on everything. Then I said to Dude - "Well the issue here isn't if you are gay or not - and being gay isn't a behavior issue. Being gay is something you are born as, not a learned behavior. If you were born gay - you're gay, but I know loads of gay people who know how to behave nicely." So if Kangas counselor is openly gay she did the right thing. She doesn't have to defend herself. And if it becomes another issue in the therapists office with Kanga again please feel free to use my statement. I really think you did an EXCELLENT EXCELLENT job - you left her with nothing to complain about - she's gay - big deal - does she want a sticker? Good job Mom. [/QUOTE]
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