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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Gilmore
Tonight is the season premiere of The Gilmore Girls. I know it's just a TV show, but it actually means something to me.
My mom and I got into a huge fight almost 4 years ago. It was right around Christmas when she found out I am gay. My mom's outwardly liberal stance quickly changed to the conservative "not in my family" stance that others in my situation have experienced. There was an eruption of emotions. More "You'll burn for your evil ways"s and "I'll never be a Grandma"s then I care to talk about. I wanted to leave and never come back.
We had been so close. My mom had me when she was 18 and just graduating high school. We were more like best friends then mom and son, but me being queer destroyed our relationship. For the next three years while I was in college, we talked maybe once a week. I hardly every came home. All I wanted to do was forget that awful night, I just wanted to keep running away.
Things began to get better around the time I graduated. I moved back home to do my job hunting. My mom then introduced me to the Gilmore Girls. I actually liked the show and it began to act as a bridge for my mom and me. Things still aren't perfect and I doubt they ever will, but at least I have my mom back for one hour a week.
(Gilmore)
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