tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post111868283882715337..comments2024-03-26T09:25:02.198-04:00Comments on Hey Jenny Slater.: "Love" is a four-letter word.Astronaut Mike Dexterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01498197770701096363noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1118927761978896262005-06-16T09:16:00.000-04:002005-06-16T09:16:00.000-04:00"...parents honestly think they're doing what's be..."...parents honestly think they're doing what's best for the kid..." As a parent whose children really have pushed the limits, and on occasion passed it, I cannot understand the ability of any loving parent to think this type of decision is good for the kid, (even if the parent was not aware of the physical abuse used, much less the mental abuse of being made to hate your inner self). I may feel like beating the bloody pulp out of them, but I recognize this does nothing good for them, and does bad for our relationship. I have to let them make wrong/bad decisions some times, and make them live with it. At 17, this young man is old enough to be given that opportunity, rather trying to "reprogram" him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1118768926609010392005-06-14T13:08:00.000-04:002005-06-14T13:08:00.000-04:00I imagine the parents honestly think they're doing...I imagine the parents honestly think they're doing what's best for the kid, but Christ, how on earth do parents get just that brainwashed? I mean, sure, they think they're saving him from hellfire, but it's hardly compassionate to ship your kid off for reprogramming and to teach him to hate who he is. How screwed up. And the fact is, these camps make millions off of the backwards notion that these kids need to be (and can be) "fixed."Cassie Schoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07958072737101639585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1118764384569433932005-06-14T11:53:00.000-04:002005-06-14T11:53:00.000-04:00Yeah,This one just gets the blood boiling. What k...Yeah,<BR/>This one just gets the blood boiling. What kind of parental love is pushing your child to the brink of suicide? The parents should be put in jail (kind of the reverse of what they are putting their kids through, huh?) and the founder of LIA should be...well I won't even go there.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302950754468642110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1118756516204346752005-06-14T09:41:00.000-04:002005-06-14T09:41:00.000-04:00what I can't fathom is how can a mother come to th...what I can't fathom is how can a mother come to the point of hating her child so much, to accept the abuse? who convinced her that this was OK, that the end will justify the means? (sounds like Gitmo!) Our children do things which really push the limit, but our love for our children should meet the limit - we might really get ticked at the bad decisions they make (and being gay is not a decision most kids want to make, if it is a decision at all!) but love the child none-the-less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1118709317614340182005-06-13T20:35:00.000-04:002005-06-13T20:35:00.000-04:00Love means never having to say....... well, shit, ...Love means never having to say....<BR/><BR/>... well, shit, I've got nothing.<BR/><BR/>Reminds me of what Vonnegut said in one of his novels: "Please, a little less love, and a little more human decency." No wonder the book burners hate him.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1118709065866517312005-06-13T20:31:00.000-04:002005-06-13T20:31:00.000-04:00This sucks. :(This sucks. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1118708680853615602005-06-13T20:24:00.000-04:002005-06-13T20:24:00.000-04:00Judging from your previous post, all we need to do...Judging from your previous post, all we need to do for this kid is take him to see Angelina Jolie in a vinyl bustier.DAvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500688643367452431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-1118698394614208532005-06-13T17:33:00.000-04:002005-06-13T17:33:00.000-04:00I am near tears for this kid. It's disgusting, at...I am near tears for this kid. It's disgusting, at best, the way they're treating these kids. Yes, let's basically beat the gay out of them, because it's that damn easy to choose the people to whom we're attracted. Fucking asshats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com