tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post5662817179871699621..comments2023-10-31T11:24:41.986-05:00Comments on Stuff as Dreams are Made on: On Living Your Truthchrisa511http://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-67727346305355927562016-06-13T16:56:51.543-05:002016-06-13T16:56:51.543-05:00XOXOXOOXOX {{{{hugs}}}}XOXOXOOXOX {{{{hugs}}}}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-35495336617573918572015-12-13T20:09:24.104-06:002015-12-13T20:09:24.104-06:00This was amazing Chris. Thanks for sharing your t...This was amazing Chris. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'm just sad that I've removed myself from my online family for so long. Thanks for always speaking your truth and sharing who you are, giving courage to all of us. I hope you're doing well!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-13123202945493075282015-07-10T15:48:50.232-05:002015-07-10T15:48:50.232-05:00Love love love to you!! I know how difficult and c...Love love love to you!! I know how difficult and complex our sexualities can be, and I am SO GLAD that you are you! Big hugs!!Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-16743321397062543902015-05-24T16:47:32.851-05:002015-05-24T16:47:32.851-05:00I'm so glad that you are now comfortable in yo...I'm so glad that you are now comfortable in your own skin, and sorry for all the pain it took to get there.<br /><br />This post brought back such memories . . . <br /><br />My son is also gay and also didn't come out until he was in his twenties(though we were pretty sure before he was five). We always made sure he knew that it was not an issue with us in any way, for anybody, but he still struggled. That's how pernicious society is.<br /><br />When I started meeting his friends my heart broke like I never thought it could. Young people abused and abandoned by their families and hounded by society, surviving however they could. Many of them are no longer with us.<br /><br />It had never occurred to me that a loving parent could behave this way. It never occurred to me that a person who loved God could either. Boy, was I surprised. No, not really. You don't know the meaning of love if you behave this way, and if you can abandon your child you don't deserve to be called a parent.<br /><br />Sorry for babbling. I just want to hug all the unloved babies and give them tea (good for what ails you) and cookies and make it all better. I guess it's RX time!Snowballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638506554534468064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-26857623041828757612015-05-01T23:44:04.440-05:002015-05-01T23:44:04.440-05:00I have read this like 4 or 5 times since you publi...I have read this like 4 or 5 times since you published it. It makes me both happy and sad for you. It makes me want to be more proactive about making this a better and safer world for all people. Thank you so much for sharing your journey!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-70003843530172042682015-04-28T08:26:13.439-05:002015-04-28T08:26:13.439-05:00Chris, this is one of the more beautiful posts I h...Chris, this is one of the more beautiful posts I have ever read. You have quite literally left me crying, and trust me when I say that I am not a cryer by nature. I admire your honesty and openness and can only hope that your words will make a difference in at least one person's life. Much love and many hugs!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160951421693455864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-84861461670128076082015-04-28T06:38:04.194-05:002015-04-28T06:38:04.194-05:00Hugs and love to you, my friend. You are blessed a...Hugs and love to you, my friend. You are blessed and I so wish everyone could be comfortable in who he or she is. My generation saw the transformation from TOTAL silence to awareness and now more openness. We have so much farther to go.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-7311679825522062352015-04-27T14:51:44.662-05:002015-04-27T14:51:44.662-05:00I missed that particular interview but have heard ...I missed that particular interview but have heard such good things, and am also heartbroken that it took 65 years to be comfortable enough to come out. Our world is changing but sometimes it feels like not soon enough. I only recently started coming out about my own gender, because until about a year ago, I didn't even know there were other people out there who were agender (didn't even know that's what it was called). There needs to be more cultural awareness, openness, education. *hugs*Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-78686641512087258452015-04-27T08:49:13.703-05:002015-04-27T08:49:13.703-05:00Oh the tears!! I love love love this post! I hav...Oh the tears!! I love love love this post! I have the utmost respect for you and your family. Acceptance is a strong word and an even stronger emotion when you come face to face with it. I am saving this post for future reference. My son is 7 now and when he decides who he is, no matter who that may be, I want him to read this and know it's ok to live his truth =) thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047372117724219432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-35295034544357362862015-04-25T07:04:11.054-05:002015-04-25T07:04:11.054-05:00Okay, you left me with tears streaming down my fac...Okay, you left me with tears streaming down my face first thing in the morning. *HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGS* I think it's wonderful that you're sharing your story, Sweetie. It was honestly one of the happiest days in my life when you come out to your Mom, and she the wonderful loving person that she is accepted your truth. Just experiencing second-hand the burden that was lifted from you, well, I don't even know how to put it into words. <br />I do wish every person on this planet could find that acceptance. (Okay, obviously I just wish it weren't an issue period--because duh! why the hell is it?!!) But like you mentioned, not everyone is in a safe place to come out...and that's just so horrendously sad. <br />I could go on and on and on...but we've talked about it all before. And we will again. <br />I LOVE YOU SO DAMN MUCH, CHRIS!!!!!!!! *MORE HUGS*Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999759633682551104noreply@blogger.com