"I'd rather you were dead"
That's what his mother said to him when he came out to her. I'm amazed how someone can say that to their own kid. At least he was able to joke about it and said, "I knew you'd understand."
shareNot saying it was right of her but he was raised in a devout Catholic family which considers homosexuality a sin.
shareI get that, but at the end of the day, even if she's disgusted by it, it's still her kid. He's just gay, not a murderer.
shareIn addition, she came from an older , more intolerant generation.
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