I have been going to PFLAG off and on for about 5 years. My better half took me for the first time shortly after we started seeing each other. She knew that I was afraid of what would happen with parents when I came out. I was attending PFLAG before I came out, while I was dealing with family during the time that I came out, and since then while dealing with the aftermath of coming out for the past 5 years.
I cannot begin to describe what PFLAG has meant to me. They have given me much needed comfort and support over the past few years. Even when there has not been anything major going on in my life, just being able to be around these amazing people has done so much for me. Some of them will never know what they mean to me and what their hugs have meant to me. I can't find the words to express to them what they mean to me. Listening to them talk about their gay children and talk about how proud they are of their children...not in spite of their being gay, but just being proud of them for who they are. It has helped me to realize that there really isn't anything wrong with me.
So, all of that to say this: Happy Mother's Day to our PFLAG moms. You mean so much. Thank you.
