What if your child was gay?

I wouldn't be concerned about him being gay, but I would be worried about the kind of crap he would have to put up with, especially if he did it while he was still school age. On the other hand the other hand, the part of me that remembers just how randy I was with the girls starting about the age of 12 would be much relieved that he wouldn't be coming home to tell me he got a girl knocked up. I think most peoples disappointment is about wanting to be grandparents or wanting their kid to have kids.

I hope that my love for my children will prevail. I will love them no matter what. I will prolly be sad at first because of everything he/she would have to go through in life but Im hoping I will be there with them through it all. Because no matter what they are still my children. My love for them is forever.

I am not a parent and I never wanted to be but I hope if I were a parent that I would love my child no matter what. He/she was born gay or straight and it shouldn't change the way I feel about them.

Totally supportive - 100% certain on that one! No one chooses to be gay - just as they don't choose to be tall or short, black or white, they don't choose where they are born or when it just is! xxx

You know, I had many gay friends and I remember the first time they told their parents that they were gay. Some parents threw them out and never let them come back. Some were upset but accepted. I will be honest, if I had a child and he/she (when they got older) told me they were gay, I would accept it, and you know why? Because he/she would be my child and you have to love your child, no matter how different. I would not be upset, because people are who they are.

if my child was gay i would just support them and be there 4 them

I wouldn't be angry. Does this really change who the person is? No, they would still be that child that I gave birth to and I would love them unconditionally.

Depending on my child, I would probably be in shock at first. This is something that would be hard for me to accept, but eventually I would come around. In the end, my child would sill be mine, and I would love him/her just the same! We are all God's children, and in the end we are not to judge.

I wouldn't have a problem with it! As long as my kids are living independent and productive lives, whether they are straight or gay wouldn't phase me one way or another. My husband feels the same way.

I think it would put me in shock at first but I would sit down with them and have a long talk with them about it. I would want to know more or understand why. I think after a while, I may be able to accept it also. I would just want them to be happy.

Hello! Thanks for such an interesting question. Considering I'm "old school" (okay not that old, but not that young..) I would be very angry. Considering I have certain values (similar to your father's) and considering I think it's a sin to be gay & the fact I don't believe "it's in the genes", I would be angry at first. Then, I would get over it and eventually be accepting..you can't hate your child forever. It's not that I would kick him/her out, it's that I would hope that my values would be similar to my children's, right? Well, at least that's what I'm thinking anyway... Pablo

If it happens that my son is gay i will still accept that rather than see them turn rebelious on you.. I have to respect that if he thinks he is going to be happy with that i think theres no problem at all .. as long as we give them proper guidance at all times.

Either way, I would be supportive. I have chosen my way for myself. And they have the right to choose for their own selves. They're grown now and this is their choice. Bottom line, I love my children and I'll take them the way they are! They are wonderful, law abiding and..just great himan beings. I think who they choose to love is the least of my worries, as long as they are wiht someone who respects than and really loves them in return..know what I mean?

If my child is gay, I will still love him/her and I will not be worried of my child is gay. What I will be worried about is the people who will judge him growing up but well... I will support him and love him as he is!

I would be supportive. Being a mother I would be worried for my child. There is still so much hate against gay people. I would be worried for my childs safety. All I want for my children is for them to be happy with their life. It doesn't matter to me who they are happy with.

I wouldn't be happy about it either, but I'd accept it and support it. What's wrong with not being initially happy about it? It's a tough life for your kid with that life style, and I'd be upset at what they would have to go through. I've had some gay friends I love to pieces, but I've seen them get hurt so many times.

I would accept it. The most important thing is for them to be happy, and if they can't be who they naturally feel they are, that isn't fair. All we ever ask for is happiness and acceptance, and I would give them that. I would support them. I would also hope that the world they were growing up in is a better and more accepting world than it is right now, so that it would be easier for them. I know that times have changed in a lot of ways for the better, but we're still not there yet, not to complete acceptance.

I would be supportive and wouldn't really care. The only thing I can say I would be disappointed with is not having biological grandchildren. Other than that, I would love my child no less and do whatever I could to make their life easier since homosexuality can be hard for people to deal with.

We actually just had this discussion with my daughter. I don't remember what brought it up. She didn't tell us she was gay. We told her that if she was, we would love her and accept her no matter what. That's the way it should be. They are the child and the parent should show unconditional love. Great discussion

i would kinda be shocked but then again its my child and i would have to accept it ,but then if it would be my son then i would be kinda bumed out since i wouldnt have the chance to talk to him about talking to women and father and son things ...if was my daughter then i would be sorta great lol ..but all jokes aside i think that if you love your child no matter what then thats all you need..