Anonymous wrote:She’s not going to be nominated for mother of the year.

Are you? What did she do wrong as a mother?

I would be happy that she is being true to who she is. But it seems very selfish to publicly flaunt a new relationship on Facebook. I feel sad for her ex-husband and her children. It has nothing to do with sexuality. It’s about being sensitive and compassionate. Her ex lost his wife. Her children are dealing with the difficulty of divorce. She is showing a stunning lack of judgment.

Anonymous wrote:Let's say it's a man who walked out of a 25 year marriage with three kids to shack up with another woman. Would you be judgmental or not?

Let's say it's a man who walked out of a 25 year marriage with three kids to shack up with another man. Would you still be judgmental or not?

Who knows.

I wouldn't be judgmental over someone coming to terms with their true sexuality, despite the pains involved to the affected parties (the husband). But I may be somewhat judgmental if it was very publicly done in a self-centered way with seemingly no concern for the emotional disruption to affected family members.

The fact that OP posted this in LGBT and not Relationships shows that his main problem is with her being gay.

She’s not going to be nominated for mother of the year.

She should burn in hell...

Let's say it's a man who walked out of a 25 year marriage with three kids to shack up with another woman. Would you be judgmental or not?

Let's say it's a man who walked out of a 25 year marriage with three kids to shack up with another man. Would you still be judgmental or not?

Who knows.

I wouldn't be judgmental over someone coming to terms with their true sexuality, despite the pains involved to the affected parties (the husband). But I may be somewhat judgmental if it was very publicly done in a self-centered way with seemingly no concern for the emotional disruption to affected family members.

Anonymous wrote:My only thought is that I'm not going to join you in trashing her.

+1

My thoughts: I feel sad that others felt the need to conform to heterosexual standards, marry, and have children with people they may love on some level, albeit not romantically. It’s sad to think about how society pressured them into that, and how they felt they didn’t have any other valid choices than to conform. It’s great that now society (other than some relatively small religious/conservative pockets) is accepting of gay and lesbian relationships, but it stinks that people who made the choice not to be alone a generation ago now have to blow up their family to be true to themselves. I’m happy that people who chose to are able to find love and happiness now, even if it’s late in life, and I hope their families are able to find peace and happiness after the transition occurs.

Question: Would you be posting this if the wife decided she was in love with another man, filed for divorce and then posting on Facebook how in love she was, including photos of her with this guy?

I think it’s great that she has these feelings but perhaps being a bit selfish in that it may be a bit much for her former husband and kids to process ?

I don't facebook so I'm not a publicly post your life for all to see type of person. Everything she's thinking and feeling valid and great for her.

My only thought is that I'm not going to join you in trashing her.

I have a family friend who’s been married to a guy for 25-years and has three kids with him. He is a Principal at one of the schools in the county and is pretty well known. She meets a woman, decides she a lesbian and files for divorce. She’s now playing the whole thing out on Facebook (coming out as gay, posing in photos with girlfriend, posting comments about how liberated and happy she is now, etc). Thoughts ?