Amelia2024-03-19T07:12:11+00:00Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/amelia/feedCopyright 2008, HuffingtonPost.com, Inc.HuffingtonPost Blogger Feed for AmeliaGood old fashioned elbow grease.When My Son Met Another Out LGBTQ Kid On The First Day Of Middle Schooltag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9e85e4b0ad76925ed90a2016-08-21 10:29:50 -04002017-08-22 05:12:01 -0400Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaMiddle School Vs. My Gay Kidtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafe076e4b0ad76926373a32016-04-02 07:29:23 -04002017-04-03 05:12:01 -0400Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaI Can't Keep My Gay Kid Safetag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafdfc8e4b0ad76926344a82015-12-07 09:27:31 -05002017-12-06 22:20:09 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaOpen Letter to Parents of Gay Kids: This Is Not About Youtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafdf46e4b0ad7692631b132015-08-30 08:24:52 -04002016-08-30 05:59:01 -0400Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/amelia'Not All Mommies Love Their Babies The Way I Love You'tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafdebee4b0ad76926306e92015-07-11 08:35:13 -04002016-07-11 05:59:01 -0400Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaA Man in California Wants to Kill My Sontag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafd928e4b0ad769262aa832015-03-28 08:16:51 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaBully My Son at Your Own Risktag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafd549e4b0ad769262805d2015-02-04 08:56:12 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaNo, My 10-Year-Old Son Isn't Looking for a Girlfriend. He Likes Boys.tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafd276e4b0ad7692625e9b2014-12-14 08:58:12 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaAnti-Gay Bullying at School, but Not Like We Expectedtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafcdace4b0ad7692621d162014-09-20 09:48:33 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaNot Ready to Love a Gay Child? Then Don't Have Kidstag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafccb4e4b0ad7692620e9b2014-09-06 09:12:01 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaTwo Men Kissing in Front of My Kid? Awesome!tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafc76ae4b0ad769261c6b02014-05-26 09:24:54 -04002017-12-06 22:18:45 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaWhen (Gay) Boy Meets (Gay) Girl for the First Timetag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafc733e4b0ad769261c1422014-05-12 17:55:58 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaNobody Gets to Tell My Sons What It Means to Be a Mantag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafc6e9e4b0ad769261bd802014-05-09 16:28:25 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaLet's Talk About the Birds and... Um... the Birds?tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafc507e4b0ad7692619c082014-03-24 14:21:04 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaEquality Should Shine Through Generationstag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafc4c8e4b0ad76926194242014-03-14 15:49:07 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaMy Gay Kid Is Lucky.. But He Shouldn't Have to Betag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafc0a0e4b0ad76926160e92014-01-18 07:56:25 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaStop Waiting for My Gay Son to Changetag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafbe61e4b0ad76926134bd2013-11-22 11:06:26 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaWhen Your 7-Year-Old Son Says, 'I Want to Be Gay'tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafbdbee4b0ad7692612b692013-11-13 12:51:51 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaBoys and Girls and Their Prince Charmingstag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafbc1ce4b0ad7692610f3c2013-10-21 15:05:29 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaWho Is In a Gay Family?tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafbb3de4b0ad769260feb22013-09-30 14:49:06 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaGet Your Assumptions Off My Kidtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5e69107be4b096c49069294e2013-08-19 09:00:01 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaA Wedding: Lovely but Bittersweettag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb973e4b0ad769260d67a2013-08-12 17:21:44 -04002017-12-06 22:09:56 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/amelia10 Ways to Support Your Gay Kid, Whether You Know You Have One or Nottag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb71de4b0ad769260a2e52013-07-06 08:26:39 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaWhen My Son Met His 'Boyfriend,' Darren Criss (PHOTO)tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb693e4b0ad769260993e2013-06-12 06:43:41 -04002017-12-06 22:08:03 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaI Get to Define My Own Familytag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb634e4b0ad7692608f112013-06-03 09:00:01 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaParenting Can Be Frightening, but Love Still Needs to Wintag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5b9d09c4e4b03a1dcc83f3cc2013-05-13 12:41:59 -04002013-07-13 05:12:01 -0400Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaDon't Be Your Child's First Bullytag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb54ce4b0ad7692607b072013-05-08 12:35:59 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500
Scooby-Doo's Daphne, a parent is sending the message that she is ashamed of her child. That's a message that gets received, quickly and with dire consequences.
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Scooby-Doo's Daphne, a parent is sending the message that she is ashamed of her child. That's a message that gets received, quickly and with dire consequences.
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Coming Out as Ameliatag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb4e8e4b0ad7692606eb62013-04-27 10:13:34 -04002017-12-06 22:07:14 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/amelia'Accept' and 'Tolerate' My Gay Kid? That's Not Good Enoughtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb3c0e4b0ad7692605e562013-04-07 08:55:29 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500
accept the fact that I have to pay taxes. I tolerate the fact that I have to go to the dentist. Why should either of those words apply to how a parent feels about their child?
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accept the fact that I have to pay taxes. I tolerate the fact that I have to go to the dentist. Why should either of those words apply to how a parent feels about their child?
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Apparently My Marriage Isn't Real Eithertag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb31de4b0ad76926053632013-03-28 15:58:29 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaWhen My 8-Year-Old Gay Son Taught His Class About Harvey Milktag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb1dce4b0ad7692603b5f2013-03-05 14:22:43 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaTo Move or Not to Move?tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb13be4b0ad7692602e302013-02-19 14:43:53 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaIf My Gay Son Realizes He's Really My Straight Son, So What?tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafb045e4b0ad7692601e432013-02-06 12:34:56 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaA New Coming-Out Storytag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafafb0e4b0ad76926013002013-01-24 14:02:45 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaRaising a Gay Son Is the Same as Raising a Straight Son, Except When It's Nottag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafaf31e4b0ad76926007672013-01-09 14:11:02 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaSome Parents Might Not Want a Gay Kid, But I Dotag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafae51e4b0ad76925ff7cd2012-12-19 11:33:47 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaWhen Your Favorite Childhood Films Are a Little More Homophobic Than You Rememberedtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafae28e4b0ad76925ff5162012-12-13 09:05:59 -05002017-12-06 22:02:39 -0500
The Goonies or The NeverEnding Story. But a few times that we've gone back to our childhood favorites, we've had a harsh wake-up call.
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The Goonies or The NeverEnding Story. But a few times that we've gone back to our childhood favorites, we've had a harsh wake-up call.
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A Plus-Size Woman Out With a Gay Man: Don't Assume You Know Hertag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafad67e4b0ad76925fe6122012-11-26 13:15:32 -05002017-12-06 22:02:39 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaBeing Thankful and Honoring Those Who Made Today Possibletag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafad42e4b0ad76925fe31f2012-11-21 11:37:02 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaI Am Voting for My Son's Presidenttag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafac12e4b0ad76925fd1292012-10-26 12:48:30 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaMy 7-Year-Old Son Wants a 'Likes Boys' T-Shirt, and Here Is Why He's Going to Get Ittag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafab2ce4b0ad76925fbd412012-10-01 14:30:12 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaConversations I Don't Want to Have With My Sontag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafaa6be4b0ad76925fb15b2012-09-17 12:29:43 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaWe Need More Than <i>Glee</i>tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa878e4b0ad76925fa4eb2012-08-29 17:35:13 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaBack-to-School Time With a Gay Kidtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa838e4b0ad76925f9fae2012-08-23 13:52:57 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaIt's Been an Amazing Year... Thank You!tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa7e6e4b0ad76925f9a6d2012-08-16 16:35:40 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500
Glee's Blaine and naïvely posted it to a blog.
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Glee's Blaine and naïvely posted it to a blog.
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Why My Son Can't Be a Boy Scouttag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa6fae4b0ad76925f89be2012-07-26 16:53:29 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaOur First Pride as Parents of a Young Gay Sontag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa665e4b0ad76925f82532012-07-17 09:18:16 -04002017-12-06 22:00:33 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaA Not-So-Proud Moment for Momtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa5a3e4b0ad76925f73b82012-06-29 16:23:00 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaMy Son Does Not Need to Prove Anythingtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa465e4b0ad76925f604b2012-06-06 19:36:53 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaThat Could Be My Son One Daytag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa3cce4b0ad76925f55a72012-05-24 12:18:39 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaSometimes 'Mother's Day' Just Doesn't Fittag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa2d5e4b0ad76925f499a2012-05-12 10:29:17 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaGlamorizing Alternative Lifestyles: <i>Glee</i>, Bill O'Reilly, and My Kidtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa2ade4b0ad76925f45082012-05-04 16:47:00 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500
Glee's Blaine, the most recent media controversy involving Mr. O'Reilly caught my attention.
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Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/amelia
Glee's Blaine, the most recent media controversy involving Mr. O'Reilly caught my attention.
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Talking to Kids About 'Gay'tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa285e4b0ad76925f3fd12012-04-26 14:27:45 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaThey Should Be Marriedtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa1b4e4b0ad76925f2faa2012-04-06 14:51:28 -04002017-12-06 22:00:33 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaTalking to Other Parents About My Gay 7-Year-Old Sontag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa11ce4b0ad76925f20bd2012-03-16 12:43:57 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaMoms Standing Up for Their Kidstag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafa0e3e4b0ad76925f181f2012-03-05 11:59:33 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaWhen Your 7-Year-Old Son Announces, 'I'm Gay'tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9ffae4b0ad76925f0afc2012-02-16 13:04:42 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaThe Problem with Understanding Hatetag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9fa3e4b0ad76925efc432012-02-01 16:57:08 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaLooking at Family with Sean Mahertag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9f22e4b0ad76925eeefa2012-01-18 18:45:12 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaOpen Letter to Parents: Your Kid Might Be Gaytag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9ef1e4b0ad76925ee3252012-01-05 18:01:07 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaA Holiday Story with Real Family Valuestag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9e91e4b0ad76925edad62011-12-23 11:58:56 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaAn Unremarkable Holidaytag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9e6ce4b0ad76925ed5232011-12-16 00:11:14 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaThe Fight for Equal Rights Is So Far From Overtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9e47e4b0ad76925ecf8e2011-12-07 18:55:35 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500
Glee and Modern Family are on television, a handful of states allow equal marriage, gay people can have families. It's done and the struggle is over.
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Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/amelia
Glee and Modern Family are on television, a handful of states allow equal marriage, gay people can have families. It's done and the struggle is over.
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Who Do I Want My Son to Be? I Want Him to Be Himselftag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9e09e4b0ad76925ecae42011-12-01 23:53:30 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaTurkey, Laughter and Lovetag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9dcee4b0ad76925ec33e2011-11-23 11:43:27 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaLooking Back at a Story of Bullyingtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9d93e4b0ad76925ebd342011-11-17 18:00:46 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaTrying to Explain Hate to My Sontag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9d59e4b0ad76925eb89a2011-11-10 19:40:24 -05002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaA Mother's Love for a Daughter Who Is a Sontag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9c62e4b0ad76925e94e52011-11-03 18:29:31 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaThe Way My Boy Sees the Worldtag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9c62e4b0ad76925e94c52011-10-27 11:15:16 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaWas That 'My Kid'?tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5baf9c62e4b0ad76925e94d52011-10-20 09:55:58 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaHungry Hungry Hippos, Transformers and the 'Gay Agenda'tag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafe0f5e4b0ad7692638eff2011-10-13 10:56:56 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/ameliaLessons From Sharing the Story of My (Possibly) Gay 6-Year-Old Sontag:huffpost.com,2024:us_5bafe060e4b0ad76926370702011-10-03 00:06:35 -04002016-02-02 06:59:01 -0500
Glee and how this led to him telling me he wanted to kiss boys. What I thought was a simple story has clearly struck a chord with a lot of people.
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Ameliahttp://www.huffpost.com/author/amelia
Glee and how this led to him telling me he wanted to kiss boys. What I thought was a simple story has clearly struck a chord with a lot of people.
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