@NLOFrank
Tasha Frank
@NLOFrank · 4:44

My family are finally accepting my queer relationship

So when that relationship ended and I entered LGBTQIA relationships queer. This is female. Some of my family members, although they'll always be supportive of me, they'll never kind of dismay or anything like that. They did find it very difficult, and some family members in particular refuse to speak to my partner, find a struggle to accept that I now have a son because my partner has a child and he now calls me Mama, which is his choice. And yeah, it's been very difficult

#LGBTQIA #relationships #queer

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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:14

Yes people develop grow and change over time 🌱🌱

Tasha, people develop and change and grow all the time. And yes, and it's so amazing to hear that again and again as a beacon of hope for people across the board, just to know that in a moment of time, you experience such a profound truth in somebody. But things can change. And I'm so happy to hear that you're feeling sort of a cloud lifting where you feel more acceptance and feel more love
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@omaniblog
Paul OMahony
@omaniblog · 1:11

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I'd love to know more about what happened to get them to come round. Was this something specific that you did in your opinion? Is that what made the difference, or is it that they in their own time, just reflected upon the overall situation and got beyond their first emotional reaction and started to think about what the long term consequences of not having a good relationship with and your son. What made the difference in your opinion?
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@NLOFrank
Tasha Frank
@NLOFrank · 3:38

@DBPardes @omaniblog

So it was just all giving them space, giving them time, just continuing to nurture the relationship I have with my family already and letting them get there in their own time and not pushing, not forcing, but also not stepping back. I've never hidden my partner. I would always mention her and my son in conversation. And yeah, so it was just kind of allowing them to get to where they need to be
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