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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t get past stupid words like “momastery” and “brutiful”. And that she used to rely way too heavily on caps-lock to make a point. (Maybe she still does?) I don’t doubt she’s done some good in the world and if she makes people feel better, that’s great. I just find her writing style—her whole brand, really—grating and sophomoric.[/quote]

I completely agree. I wouldn’t ever categorize her as a good writer. Selling books doesn’t equate to good writing.[/quote]

[b]I can’t get past people who marry, have not 1, not 2, but 3 children and then realize only then they were gay? That’s messed up. [/quote][/b]

Goodness, you must live a sheltered life. Perhaps she was never on either end of the continuum (fluid seduality), perhaps she was a product of external and internal homophobia, perhaps she just decided she prefers women over men. Having had children is irrelevant. Get out there, PP, and do some reading about sexuality and identity. It's 2022.[/quote]

NP. I agree with you that people don’t always have perfect options in our very binary society, but having known two people who have done this (come out as gay after years of marriage and kids), I do know it’s REALLY tough on kids. I think part of the problem is that parenting necessarily requires some selflessness (putting your kids well being before your own) and coming out necessarily requires some healthy selfishness (putting your own well-being before that if others, even your immediate family). It’s really hard. I still admire people who are willing to step up and say “this is who I really am” even when they know it will cause fall out.

But it’s messy and hard. I do think we should encourage people to create authentic, honest lives for themselves BEFORE they have kids. It’s not the worst thing for children to watch their parents go through, but it doesn’t lend itself to stability or reliability either, and kids really need that.[/quote]

DP, and I agree.  I've had a few friends come out later in life, and it was a brutal process all around.  I can easily imagine why they didn't do so earlier, e.g., being raised in a household in which it literally was not a consideration that you might be gay.  That can be hard to shake.

As for Glennon, most of the reason I don't like her is that she's already blown up any privacy her kids might have had via her blog and books.  Poor boundaries.  Her marriage to Abby seems par for the course, though I hope for her kids' sake, they have some stability somewhere.[/quote]

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