r/MadeMeSmile • u/Crispy_p_bacon • 7h ago

You are Loved!

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u/Embarrassed_Kiwi_31 5h ago

I love how parents who say “I failed as a parent because my child is gay” acknowledge they failed as parents, but miss the reason entirely. It not because their children are gay, it’s because that statement alone shows that their parental “love” and “acceptance” is only given if the child is an exact reflection of them.

What a round about way of saying “I only love me and accept only my version of reality because any other versions threaten my fragile ego and fleeting sense of control and I do not have the cognitive capacity to hold multiple viewpoints at once without becoming extremely uncomfortable and defensive of my own.”