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TBF

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7. You'd be surprised at what some people do

Reply to Helen Borg (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 07:19 AM

Sep 2014

to their kids. I worked in a psychiatric hospital for awhile and saw the effects of the abuse (both their own children & especially foster children). Not pretty at all.

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Gay teen kicked out of parents' home directs funds raised online to finance LGBT homeless shelter [View all] eridani Sep 2014 OP

Kicking. Thank you, eridani. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #1

Daniel just melted my heart. I'm so proud of him. LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #2

+1 nt Live and Learn Sep 2014 #3

I don't have any children but I'd be proud to call this young man "Son" BlueJazz Sep 2014 #4

Wow, there are still people who kick out their gay kid??? Helen Borg Sep 2014 #5

there are plenty of conservative assholes Skittles Sep 2014 #6

You'd be surprised at what some people do TBF Sep 2014 #7

many n/t marym625 Sep 2014 #8

Oh yes, it's a national crisis theHandpuppet Sep 2014 #10

Somehow kicked doesn't seem appropriate in this thread ...rec'd though. Tommymac Sep 2014 #9

On another non-political forum I belong to... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #14

LoL A blast from the past. I'll show my age - I used to bump at the High School hops... Tommymac Sep 2014 #16

A young man for any real parent to be proud of dickthegrouch Sep 2014 #11

"roughly 50 percent of gay teens in the southeast who come out to their parents are disowned... beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #12

Wow... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #15

Did you see the picture of him? beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #17

Showing his "Christian" family how it's done. BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #13