I’d like to open this up to some questions. I will answer as many as I can in a future post.
Email, comment, tweet, FB, snail mail. However you would like to contact me.
Feel free to ask me anything you’d like. I do reserve the right to remain silent or seek legal counsel.
Dear beautiful, enlightened, and AWESOME mom!
I think you’ll find some comfort, camraderie, hope and inspiration on my blog:
“Born This Way Blog” - http://www.BornThisWayBlog.com
It’s viewer submitted pics and stories, from gay adults - and their memories and experiences (good and bad), of growing up gay. In 3 short months, it’s had a powerful resonance with many many people — 2.1 million visitors, to be exact.
By the time your wonderful son is adult, much of the homophobia and neanderthal opinions about gay people will be gone. We will ridicule and revile homophobia, the same way we revile racism. At least, let’s hope so.
Keep doing exactly what you are doing:
Which is loving your son 100% unconditionally. Other parents - take note!!!
xo - Paul V.
Did you have a fun birthday? Did the Detective pick up on any of your hints and get you what you wanted? =)
If you could live anywhere in the world (not worry about money, speaking the same language, etc.) where would you want to live?
Okay, I’ve got a question. Imagine there’s a fairy or a jinn or something like that appearing in front of you. He/She/It offers you one wish, but there are some rules:
1. It has to be something material (so nothing like “luck”, “health” or “world peace”).
2. It has to be something for you; Not for your family or your friends (at least not primarily for them).
3. Money is not allowed.
So… As I told there’s this fairy or jinn. You’re a little bit excited and also a little bit nervous. But of course you will take your chance. What would your wish be?
Have you ever consider get involved in politics? If not I think you should
Happy birthday! Hope you had a lovely day.
My question is: how do you not let the negative comments get to you? I’ve followed Boo’s story and the buzz and while so much of it is encouraging, the few hateful words are upsetting.
Since I’m gay, and it took me years to come to terms with that, I guess I take the comments personally…but it’s your son they’re attacking so that’s personal. Then again, maybe sometimes the comments do get to you.
And thank you for sharing your story and showing the world what real love and acceptance looks like. Those of us who have felt so much rejection have been really touched by you.
Which brings me to another question…how did you get to such a place of acceptance? Wayne asked if you have any family members who are gay…I wondered the same…or close friends?
What has Boo’s reaction been to all of the recent notoriety?
Did you want to be a stay at home mom, or did it just happen to be the best option available?
Who is your very best friend that you met in college?
i’m curious about the answer to Enid’s question…
but also, on a similar note… with all this fame and Boo transferring schools, has he been treated any differently by his peers both in and out of school?
have any of your other children found themselves treated differently because of the incident?
What is your favorite companion of Dorothy’s as she walked along the Yellow Brick Road? (I have a theory everyone has one, which reveals personality.)
Do you snack at night?
What is a great way to coelebrate your birthday in a few days?
My friend Pam C. says that she and her husband Shawn had to trade cars with you when you two worked together at another paper what kinds of cars did you trade and what color were they?
What do you do for yourself to come back to center?
Have you spoken to the women who originally caused this situation regarding the costume at preschool and if so, how did those conversations go? Any apologies on their part at all?
All the best,
ER Adams
How has all the after-attention from your big blog post affected your life? Does Boo realize that he is kind of famous now? Has it gone straight to his head? Is he all “Yes grandmother, I will stay at your house for the night but you must meet this wild list of demands….” ?
My only question- Do your kids know how lucky they are?
I discovered your blog recently and really enjoyed it.
I liked how diplomatically you wrote about the confrontation with the preschool and the church, acknowledging that while some people have been intolerant and homophobic, you don’t think that about religion or Christianity in general. What denomination are you? Have you always been a member of that church?
I know that you are a reader and I also know that we seem to have similar tastes. What is your favorite book of all time? To be kind, I’ll let you list 2 or even 3. :-)
I enjoy reading your posts and the comments from others.
1. Do you have anybody in your family (or the cop’s) that are gay?
2. Had you experienced bullying first hand as a child?
3. How did you first meet your husband? How did he propose to you?
4. How many questions can I ask before you get confused??
Thanks for being a F*U*N blogger, yet offer something that can be debated and queried… It’s difficult to blog with shallow deep thoughts… or is that deep shallow thougths??
Wayne Minich
Harrisburg, PA
My husband is in the same business that yours is…..I was just wondering how you handle the cop attitude that can sometimes spill over into the home life. Have you ever had to utter the phrase “I am not one of your dirt balls from work, don’t talk to me like that” ?