Thats my situation too. If I had my own, however, I dont think I would want to discuss it here.

Right. No Talkee about it. But if all was well with the world, we should feel Ok to talk about it here, right? Even about our discomfort etc?

Yeah, if all was right with the world.

Has anyone here ever talked about their kid being bullied in general? We hear about good stuff and medical bad stuff, but does anyone normally share 'other bad' stuff? Its just not normally done.

eta: Im not saying being gay is the "bad" stuff.

Elspode talked once about his son's (stepson's?) problems with bullies, but it was more in terms of how he was bringing the hammer down on the school to take care of the problem (and as I recall, they did.)

Yes, i think they do share "bad stuff" -I recall theft from parents, estrangement, driving whilst impaired, inability to look after offspring, autism, brain damage, aspergers, depression, bipolar disorder (when does the 'medical " tag kick in?)...

I guess I haven't been here long enough.

or not reading everything... you probably have a life and sometimes people who need to talk about stuff don't give it a topic heading that reflects the true nature of their issue.

I know I've talked at length about bad things that've happened to me from time to time. Lots of people post day to day bad stuff in the What's Upsetting You thread.

I don't know about the 10% of people being gay thing though. I'd be interested to know where that figure comes from. More like 1%. I know two out of a class of just over 200 who graduated high school with me are gay. (Funny thing is, they were formal - prom - partners)

Yeah, I think 10% is a fake number that's been repeated for a long time. I think it's closer to 2-3%. But I'm not going to bother looking for links to support that because I think it doesn't matter.

I haven't talked about my kids being gay because I've seen no signs of it. Neither of them is very sexual at this point, but what little there is points to traditional roles. I would have no problem with either or both of them being gay. I want them to be well adjusted, independent, and happy people when they grow up. Emphasis on the independent. I want them to move out and support themselves when they grow up. Even better, support me.

I hung out with the theatre people in college, and based on my experiences, 50% of people are gay.

http://cellar.org/2007/tonyjoe-b.jpg
UT and Joe, in 1985, handling DJ duties for a dance event.

(1985)

UT: Joe, you're pretty much a theatre guy, huh?
Joe: Yes, I love doing lighting design and set work.
UT: And you're a freshman and I'm a senior, right?
Joe: Yes, for the purposes of exposition, that's the case.
UT: And you're boldly heterosexual.
Joe: I love the womenfolk.
UT: So listen to me: you don't know it yet, but by the time you're a senior, half of your friends will turn out to be gay.
Joe: What! You're kidding, right?
UT: No. Now you just remember what I said. Half of them.

(1988)

Joe: Hey you were right. That was the most amazing prediction ever.

Hahahahahhaahah @ UT. Love the pic.

not that it matters...
Then another ...

Do the bisexuals get counted twice?

The 1 in 10 does seem to be a little hard to believe. Hey, I wasn't chastising anyone for not talking about it, I was expressing regret that I'm not even terribly sure that I'd talk about it. Sorry if that wasn't very clear.