CNN expert says having a child who might be gay is every parent's "worst nightmare"
arlier this week, we were all moved by the mom who supported her preschool son when he wanted to dress as Daphne from Scooby-Doo. She wasn't afraid your kid would grow up to be a real ninja, so she didn't think you should worry about how her son dressed. But even if her son's costume did mean something beyond a love of solving mysteries, such as saying something about his eventual sexual orientation, she still didn't care what others thought:
Or he’s not. I don’t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you.
Cue the experts. Good Morning America had two women on this morning who scolded the mother. Meanwhile, CNN brought Dr. Jeff Gardere, a clinical psychologist, on air with the mother to inform her she was wrong to do have done what she did. The money quote is when he tells the audience that "It is the worst nightmare of heterosexual and the gay couples to have to fathom that their child might be gay."
Source, including video of the interview.
Or he’s not. I don’t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you.
Cue the experts. Good Morning America had two women on this morning who scolded the mother. Meanwhile, CNN brought Dr. Jeff Gardere, a clinical psychologist, on air with the mother to inform her she was wrong to do have done what she did. The money quote is when he tells the audience that "It is the worst nightmare of heterosexual and the gay couples to have to fathom that their child might be gay."
Source, including video of the interview.