Hi Stan,

After reading this lyric, I actually ended up feeling sorry for his parents! This guy is making a huge assumption that his parents will not love him anymore, or be heartbroken, if they know the truth. Here was my thought process about it....

Even though this guy feels that his parents are narrow-minded, obviously, the parents are such caring and loving people that this man cares deeply about keeping them in his life. If they were otherwise, then why would he care so much, or, at the very least, why would he care to keep going home for a visit? Many people simply move away and don't go home to "bad" parents.

So, because he keeps WANTING to go home, I'm assuming that they're pretty decent people.

Thus, killing the love of a loving parent is almost impossible to do. If he hasn't even given them the chance to respond, how in the world does he know how they're going to react? They certainly might have expressed strong feelings about gay people, but...this is their son.

My nephew, for instance, just went to jail last month for credit card fraud related to his heroin addiction. On any given day in the past, I might have given the impression that I wouldn't be too happy with anyone I know committing credit card fraud. That being said...he is my nephew and I love him.

Also, his parents might be happier to know that their son loved them and trusted them enough to confide in them, than they are sad that their son is gay. It seems very presumptious and haughty of him to think that he has the power to ruin his parents' lives simply because he lives his life a certain way. In the end, they may care more about his honesty and openness with them more than they care about anything else. Who knows, really?

If someone is scared to tell his parents something, I completely understand that. However, to simply assume that your parents will react in a certain way, and to blame them for this....it just doesn't make me feel much sympathy for anyone except the parents. Also, I believe that whenever we hide the truth from someone, it is tempting to blame the person that we're hiding it from, instead of looking inwardly at some of the deeper reasons that we may be hiding the truth.

Just wanted to give you my spin on this, and how the song might strike some people.

Glad to see you posting on the new system!! smile

Lisa