Comments on: Falling Into Life: A Gay Exmormon’s Journey http://www.moesey.com/2009/03/falling-into-life-a-gay-exmormons-journey-18/ Read me. I'm fabulous. Or at least that's what they tell me. Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:23:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: etienne http://www.moesey.com/2009/03/falling-into-life-a-gay-exmormons-journey-18/comment-page-1/#comment-265 etienne Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:56:38 +0000 http://www.moesey.com/?p=458#comment-265 Colleen! More soon, I promise, in the next two days. I've had a crazy week with layoffs and a pay cut, etc. Doing fine, just rattled. e Colleen! More soon, I promise, in the next two days. I’ve had a crazy week with layoffs and a pay cut, etc. Doing fine, just rattled.

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]]> By: Colleen Parkinson http://www.moesey.com/2009/03/falling-into-life-a-gay-exmormons-journey-18/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Colleen Parkinson Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:10:43 +0000 http://www.moesey.com/?p=458#comment-264 I'm waiting!!! It has been such a nice escape (and healing) to read what you've written and so I check everyday. I’m waiting!!! It has been such a nice escape (and healing) to read what you’ve written and so I check everyday.

]]> By: Colleen Parkinson http://www.moesey.com/2009/03/falling-into-life-a-gay-exmormons-journey-18/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Colleen Parkinson Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:10:23 +0000 http://www.moesey.com/?p=458#comment-239 Well, I can't say our's went that well (I think you've read my story). It was living hell and my kids did suffer. But we have come out as a happy family--and definitely not a broken one (and still married, but "not" for insurance purposes for me). We really have a less broken family than most "non-broken" families we know. Two interesting things that happened to my kids--their friends have been very accepting all along. I allowed them to decide when they told. They are 23 now. My son drove my ex's partner's sports car to work one day. His friends at work were making comments about that NICE CAR (this was when he was about 19). He said, "oh, it's my dad's boyfriend's car." They all said, "That means . . . " and they all just said, "Oh." Now--if he is late for work or if he is sick, they say in jest, "Well, it's because his day is gay." They all like his dad. My daughter was dating an inactive mormon recently--but he still believes. When she broke it off, he said, "I was able to overlook your family situation." She said, "What????? NOW THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. I love my family. My family is wonderful the way it is." Well, I can’t say our’s went that well (I think you’ve read my story). It was living hell and my kids did suffer. But we have come out as a happy family–and definitely not a broken one (and still married, but “not” for insurance purposes for me). We really have a less broken family than most “non-broken” families we know.

Two interesting things that happened to my kids–their friends have been very accepting all along. I allowed them to decide when they told. They are 23 now. My son drove my ex’s partner’s sports car to work one day. His friends at work were making comments about that NICE CAR (this was when he was about 19). He said, “oh, it’s my dad’s boyfriend’s car.” They all said, “That means . . . ” and they all just said, “Oh.” Now–if he is late for work or if he is sick, they say in jest, “Well, it’s because his day is gay.” They all like his dad.

My daughter was dating an inactive mormon recently–but he still believes. When she broke it off, he said, “I was able to overlook your family situation.” She said, “What????? NOW THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. I love my family. My family is wonderful the way it is.”

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