by Susan Berland | Feb 24, 2021 | Family, LGBTQ Issues |
When a child comes out, there is often a lot of confusion, guilt, shame and so many questions. We wonder if we will ever get to a point of being happy to have an LGBTQ child. We’d be satisfied to just be okay and not feel how we feel at the moment. But there is hope!...
by Susan Berland | Aug 12, 2020 | Family, LGBTQ Issues |
Below is a post from October of 2016. It bears repeating when so many more kids are coming out. We all know that the way a parent reacts when a child comes out can have many implications in that child’s life. A recent study now shows that gay and bisexual youth who...
by Susan Berland | Jul 1, 2020 | Family, LGBTQ Issues |
When my son came out over 30 years I had a hard time accepting that he was gay. It seems funny to say that since I already knew. I didn’t want to know and I didn’t want it to be true, but I did know and it was true. So, why did I have a hard time accepting he was gay?...
by Susan Berland | May 27, 2020 | Family, LGBTQ Issues, Marriage Equality |
I posted the blog below on April 24, 2014, 6 years ago. It is still timely so I want to share it again. When I read the words, “a new normal” I realize now there is no new normal. It is what was normal all along. I also question the use of the word adjust....
by Susan Berland | Apr 15, 2020 | Family |
You are amazing, you know. You are an expert at multi-tasking. You work from home and school your kids. You take care of yourself and your family. You entertain your children and sometimes, your spouse. You manage to cook and clean and do art projects. You listen to...
by Susan Berland | Feb 26, 2020 | Family |
As parents, we all make mistakes. No one gave us a user manual before we had our children. We learn from what we see and experience. At least that was true for me. I didn’t like what I saw in how I was parented, and I swore I would never do what my mother or father...
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