I've got to quit watching that show

“Well maybe he’ll change now.”

“You can’t change your sexuality, Mom.”

I really hate that I am bringing up Desperate Housewives to make another post but. My mom and I watch that show every Sunday night and what you just read was a short commentary on the scene where Bree abandons Andrew at a gas station.

Bree had said that every child deserves to be unconditionally loved. I never doubted that she loved Andrew. Her fear of her son’s sexuality was based on her religious belief that he would not get into heaven. I am unfortunately familiar with that point of view and while I know that I may be loved by my parents, I often think that it is conditional. Can they bear to have a son that is incongruent with their view of the world? Would they be willing to make a substantial shift to accommodate me? While I hope that the answer to those questions is “yes,” I can’t help but feel that the real answer is a resounding “no.” In fact my biggest fear is the cut off. Where would I be without my family? Where is Andrew without his mother?

While my response was based on my mother saying that Andrew might change his sexuality, maybe what my mother was really saying is that Andrew might now change into a respectable son.