> > After reading uyour post I realize i did not have it so bad after all. > > You know, Bree someone always has it worse-those children killed each week in my > country by their parents(2 a week), those on the streets, those in war torn, > famine struck countries. That doesn't make your experience any the less. We each > have our shit to deal with and minimising it is not healthy. Nor is lvivng it > without trying to helaing it.
I just want to clarify here & now that my experience growing up was a walk in the park compared to what Colin has told us about. There are certainly worse things than not being popular in high school. I was made fun of but for whatever reason, managed to avoid the physical abuse that a lot of gays suffer during childhood and adolescence. I did date a couple of girls in high school so maybe that was enough to cast a shadow of doubt in people's minds. One of these girls I may have ended up marrying if I hadn't broken up with her. That would have been a huge mistake for both of us. But I was different, no question about it, and most of my classmates never let me forget it. Confusion, guilt, fear about one's sexuality are very difficult emotions to cope with & overcome. I don't want to minimize that. But I certainly didn't have it nearly as bad growing up as a lot of other people. Mark E in Seattle
