Dad and Derrick our oldest brother were arguing. Our father stating clearly I will have no fags in this family. I will not pay for my son to go to college to be gay. If that is the lifestyle you choose you can support it on your own without my help.
At age twenty a picture of my brother and Mark Henderson making out hits social media. They were in the locker room way past practice when someone snagged the picture. They were in they underwear and la la land clueless they were being photograph. Mark Henderson is a football player and Derrick does track. He has to be the girl in this couple. The Mark guy was huge. He was also getting the attention of colleges and now gay stuff.
My dad finds out from his favorite sportscaster on Channel Three.
Mom chimes in with pass the potatoes and I am sure It is just a phase and it will be gone by tomorrow. Right Derrick? What ever happen to that Becky girl.? Our ten year old sister asks. Why can't he like boys?
Dad kind of snapped.... In this family boys like girls and Girls like boys and then realized he messed up. I bit harsh for a ten year old.
My name is William and I am seventeen and the second oldest son out of four. I remind my brothers and sister about the movie that aliens took over all the parents. I turn to my dad and I think you should reconsider your views on gay people dad they are way out dated.
Shut this hell up and mind your own business.
I say. This is our big brother your are threating. I am warning you both right now you stop this behavior night or by tomorrow you will have three more gay sons, and I am blaming you for making us all gay.
Dad get's up like he is going to kick my ass. I said get your cell phone brothers call 911 the if he touches me. If you can kick Derrick out for being gay, I can send you to jail for hitting me.
He comes around to my side of the table and I say. First verbal and now physical abuse you sure you want to go there dad. That's not the loving Christian family you make us to be.
Mom was praying to Jesus to stop this insanity. My dad backed down but I am not sure who's gets the credit. Weird all the brothers get up and hug me. Now, they come to my rescue. My little sister joins the hug and yells Derrick is gay you guys and you need to get over it. We laughed, just not the parents.
We left the table without asking to be excused and mom started to say something and stopped. As we file passed my dad he sees me out of the corner of his eye, and bursts into tears. He spins me around and buries his face in my chest giving me a hug. I sorry he said. I could never hit you. He just repeats it over and over. I am sorry. I rest my cheek on the top of his head and say I love you dad. It is Derrick you need to apologize to.
Dad and my mom sat at that table for hours that night. Hardly speaking an occasional shaking no of their heads. A lot was from the church that we go too. Dad finally asked My mom. What were we thinking? How did we get here? My parents treated me differently after that. After weeks I ask my dad why that is.
You taught me I was wrong about something. You have moms and my respect for that. The fact you stood up for your brother, when I didn't and that makes you the better person. I see that every time I look at you now. It's not to be a bad thing. Me saying you are growing up, and I have to respect that. I am sorry we let it go that far. I have always worried about outside influences, like social media, TV Shows, gay people. I never considered our church to be an outside influence. We should have known better.
No judgement from us just some perspective from our generation. Please tell me when I am screwing up. I welcome the conversation can't promises it changes anything, but moving forward I am open for the discussion.
You know dad that whole internet history works both ways. So, your church hosts a website for swingers, and is that a picture of you and mom with the minister and his wife and daughter in a hot tub and everyone is topless? Or naked? Was it a religious experience dad?
Please remember I did not share that part with the rest of the family. Here my acceptance letter for college.
What the University of Chicago UChicago rounds out the top five most expensive colleges. You don't qualify for financial aid. That's 100k I will let your mother know and we will work out something. This is karma I get it... Congratulations on getting in is there anything else?
My girlfriend is Maria and she's Lanta, 17-years-old, hot and want's to have my babies...
Pick one and stick to it, because I cannot afford both.
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