Homo Aww.
posted by on June 13 at 10:54 AM
Heartwarming story of the day:
Katherine recalls coming out to her parents as they prepared for a picnic by the pool at their home in the Berkshires. It was July 3, 2007 at around 2:30 p.m., she says. […]Katherine had already come out to her friends, her sister Sarah and a maternal aunt with whom she is close, Lynn Prime. She says she waited for an opportunity to come out to both parents at the same time - a difficult task given their busy lives - so as not to make either of them feel that she was more comfortable with one parent over the other. So when the moment came, she just decided to go for it. Walking into the kitchen, she asked her parents to stop what they were doing and she asked her aunt Lynn to leave the room because she wanted to talk with her mother and father alone. Her parents turned to her and she said, “I’m a lesbian.”
“And I’ll always remember the first thing my dad did was, [he] wrapped me in a bear hug and said, ’Well, we love you no matter what,’” Katherine recalls. Diane Patrick moved in for a group hug. After a moment, Katherine, in what she describes as typical teen behavior, asked her hovering parents to step off. “I said, ’Okay, okay,’” she laughs. “I was like … ’Okay, thanks.’”
Diane Patrick received the news with a mixture of happiness and relief. She says that after Katherine had asked her aunt to leave the room because she needed to talk with her parents, she had no idea what her daughter was going to say. “I often think the worst when I get that kind of build-up. And so I was thinking, ’Oh my goodness, she failed something or she did something really bad’ - not that she has a habit of doing those things - but I worried.” When her daughter made the big reveal, Diane almost burst out laughing out of sheer relief.
What makes this more than just a sweet coming-out story? The dad and mom are the governor and First Lady of Massachusetts.
long quote, short commentary, typical ECB. Are you incapable of doing something that involves more action than checking your RSS feeds, copying and pasting?
More evidence that Boston wipes the floor with Seattle.
And not just in baseball.
Oh shut up, Bellevue Ave.
That story was TOTALLY frickin' heartwarming, and I'm not one to have my heart warmed.
The sincerity and adorableness of this is just so awesome. Sniff.
bellevue, shut up! you're such a bitchy prick! aren't you gettin' any? someone give this man a blowjob, stat. it might make him happier. thank you, erica, that is a lovely story. if only all coming outs were that easy.
that's a cute story. i told my parents, and their reaction was, "yeah, we figured." they had actually asked me years before if i needed to let them know anything.
awwww, super cute. it's nice to read some good news for a change. thanks ecb.
ECB post, immediate derogatory response, typical bellevue ave comment. Are you incapable of doing something that involves more than just being a jerk ass stick in the mud?
I think that i've proved that I CAN'T blargh.
Um, #2, the Red Sox are one of the few teams the M's have had any success against this year.
scary, are you projecting your own lack of attention here?
I just cried when I read about how the Governor says since he lives in MA he still gets to imagine his daughter's wedding. What a sweet story.
Dear Bellevue Ave,
Shut the fuck up.
Love,
Everyone
Bellevue Ave probably waits by his computer for Erica to post so he can say something mean about it. Get a life.
What a great story.
bellevue, i have no lack of attention, sexually speaking. my sweet man sees to my needs on a regular basis. you're still mad because MY team won slog trivia and YOURS didn't!
This is a great story. Thanks for sharing ECB. ;)
That story was excellent. My day is better for having read it.
I was worried that it was a set-up and the story wouldn't be heartwarming, so I'm glad it did indeed turn out to be a lovely story, thanks.
Thanks for sharing that story, Erica. Totally made my day!
What a great story. I love it when families know what love is. Love your babies.
How is this any different than a chain email that an annoying co-worker sends you? I don't care if it was heart-warming, she is getting lazier by the post and you're all eating it up as if it was the best post you'd ever read.
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