Ash's post got me thinking, everyone has expressed their feelings, but how do you think your SO would handle/ feel if your child came out of the closet??

I think he would be a bit taken aback by it. He has a gay brother and I think that has really given us a different perspective on the issue.

i think he'd be a bit disappointed because he has this future planned out ya know (threatening the boyfriends of Jennifer, etc) and that sort of thing but he'd get over it

I honestly don't know how my db would react. He's ok with homosexuality my sister is a lesbian and he's fine with it. But I think he'd have a harder time if he had a child ( especially a son) and that child were homosexual

i think he'd be a bit disappointed because he has this future planned out ya know (threatening the boyfriends of Jennifer, etc) and that sort of thing but he'd get over it

Well girl friends can be threatened to.. Just ask my sister I've threatened many of her girlfriends lol

I think he would be taken back by it but after having some time to accept it I think he would be fine.

His reaction would be the same as mine. Being gay isn't something to be disappointed in. It's just a part of who someone is. He wouldn't have a problem with it.

hubby would be fine his brother is gay and so is 3 of his cousins

We've talked about this and dh has stated that his feelings for his son/daughter WILL NOT change.

He won't harbor feelings of resentment, disappointment, or other -ments.

Well girl friends can be threatened to.. Just ask my sister I've threatened many of her girlfriends lol

oh i know, i think he just has this whole idea of how her life will be ya know...just his plan for her or our son.

oh i know, i think he just has this whole idea of how her life will be ya know...just his plan for her or our son.

Yeah I get what your saying.:giggle. Just how he kinda sees things going in his head

Yeah I get what your saying.:giggle. Just how he kinda sees things going in his head

yeah that's what he'd be disappointed about too ya know that his whole construct of her life is different (not walking down the aisle in the church, etc). ultimately he'd be okay with it though

I don't think I will ever marry someone who wouldn't be just thrilled for our child to be happy with who they are.

The guy I was dating up until last night had negative feelings towards the gay community. However, when I asked him what he would do if it was his child he said he would love them anyway.

If ever one of my future children comes out of the closet I really will not care and would hope my husband would feel the same.

I am pretty sure my husband would be a tad shocked but love him no less and treat him no less

His reaction would be the same as mine. If she's happy we're happy. We wouldn't be disappointed (how sad :( ), shocked, etc.

That's the part that scares me. Just talking about it get him going. I :prey it's a situation we never have to come across. I would hope he would deal better if it were his own child.

His reaction would be the same as mine. Being gay isn't something to be disappointed in. It's just a part of who someone is. He wouldn't have a problem with it.

:agree

I wouldn't date DB if he thought otherwise.

I think it would be a little hard on him!
But I KNOW that he would love them and support any decision that they made!

I know my DH would be fine with it. It may take him a little bit to comprehend everything but he would be okay with it. He has gay people in his family and so do I.

I honestly think he would giggle. Our son is more masculine than any little boy we've met, so it would be pretty funny :lol
He'd be just fine with it, we've discussed it once(I had to make sure, lol) and he's like me...raised around both gay and straight people and doesn't see a difference.

We joked that we'd throw him a party(we might)because a friend of mine...he came out of the closet when he was 16, and his very conservative, southern baptist mother decided she was going to be hip and throw him a bash.

We all showed up to find a huge banner in the yard that said "HOORAY, YOU'RE GAY!" and a million rainbow colored balloons. We had tea and rainbow colored cake. In silence. His parents tried but were just super awkward.

I have no idea why I told that story but I guess my point was...um..don't be awkward. :rofl They're your kids, for fucks sake.

i think my dh would be pretty open about it. he is a very open minded & accepting person especially when it comes to his family.

I think DH would be totally open about it. He completely supports gay rights.

Ash's post got me thinking, everyone has expressed their feelings, but how do you think your SO would handle/ feel if your child came out of the closet??

I think my husband would be okay..shocked..but he would still love them regardlessly! I am going to ask him this tonight to see if I am right..

dammit, i wish i had seen this... i answered it in the other thread.

Well, I think my DH would actually be okay with it. This may sound strange, or maybe even rude, but our son is already not a stereotypical boy. He isn't going to be a "normal," man as it is, and I think we have already adjusted to that, and having him tell us he is gay wouldn't be nearly as hard as what we have already adjusted to.

Mike and I talked about it a long time ago and his feelings would not change towards our child :yes

My husband would be disappointed no doubt. I would be heartbroken! But we would surly not make his/hers life a living hell just because of it. Some things you just have to accept and support.