Slog - Comments on A Very Lucky Boy

Comment by Pi

Pi — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:42:37 -0800

Goddammit, Dan, now you made ME cry. Thanks for posting that.

~Pi, posting from a red state, hoping for the blues

Comment by ingo

ingo — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:45:52 -0800

so many of these voting stories and messages from other countries are getting to me. i'll already be a blubbery mess by the time i get to the showbox.

phew, so emotional!

Comment by Vince

Vince — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:48:18 -0800

He'll grow up stronger and wiser than those who taunt him. I've been there. I know. His parents love will see him through.

Comment by gfrancie

gfrancie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:51:19 -0800

That made me tear up.
I hope that boy knows how many are fighting for him.

Comment by Nate

Nate — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:55:44 -0800

Between voting against Prop 8, watching Judy sing Battle Hymn, and now reading this, I'm a big teary mess. Thanks Dan. Our truth is marching on.

Comment by Your life is not a movie, folks, sorry

Your life is not a movie, folks, sorry — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:06:34 -0800

Yeah, yeah, it's touching at all - but what the fuck is up with all this "hand on top of mine" crapola today? Just because it's a nice moment doesn't mean you have to lower it to the level of a friggin' Hallmark Movie Presentation.

Comment by yucca flower

yucca flower — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:09:06 -0800

I hope Miss Poppy explains to her son that those evil pricks were probably self-loathing closet cases and what exactly their future as a "Junior Larry Craig" or an "EX-gay" will be.

Comment by Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:10:52 -0800

Can we start marking all the tear inducing posts with NSFW? People are starting to think my cat died or something.

Comment by T

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:17:42 -0800

@8 No joke. I usually don't take the whole "this made me cry" thing seriously because I'm a heartless robot, but dammit if I haven't cried at my desk not only for the first time ever, but also the second, third, and fourth times.

Comment by Jon Brock

Jon Brock — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:23:06 -0800

Yep...the tears kind of came on...but being at work usually keeps them at bay.

Comment by It's Mark Mitchell

It's Mark Mitchell — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:23:09 -0800

Crying again.

Dang.

Comment by sarah

sarah — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:23:42 -0800

Here's what the deal is about the "child's hand on top of my hand when I vote" thing: our children are witnesses to our righteous action (voting), and joining hands to engage in something this powerful is a kinetic connection. This is a moment when they are NOT listening to iPods, staring at video games, or otherwise profoundly engaged from us. They will know that we did the right thing today, and it empowers them to do the right thing when their time comes. As it will.

Comment by Erica

Erica — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:28:55 -0800

I too am a balling mess. Driving home from work last night I start crying just thinking about today. Now everytime I read one of these stories I start crying again! Glad to see I'm not alone in my hyper emotional state.

Comment by Clint

Clint — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:32:43 -0800

Thanks for the post Dan... I don't know how you come across all of these great morsels of teary goodness, but I'm glad you do...

Comment by No matter how much you like to think it is

No matter how much you like to think it is — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:37:22 -0800

@12 - Oh. OK, I get it. Pure insanity. Sorry. I should have just thought it through a little more, I guess. My bad.

If somebody had said "kinetic connection" a little earlier, I probably would have nailed it then.

Comment by whatevernevermind

whatevernevermind — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:56:52 -0800

I cried, as well. Lucky boy, lucky parents, lucky family. Hope their luck rubs off on us at the polls!

Comment by Reverse Polarity

Reverse Polarity — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:07:14 -0800

"Yeah, yeah, it's touching at all - but what the fuck is up with all this "hand on top of mine" crapola today?"

Idiot.

I wish like hell I'd have had an experience like that with my parents when I was thirteen. I spent my teenage years terrified of what my parents would think of me if they knew I was gay. They were completely silent on the issue, leaving me to guess. And based on the behavior of assholes in our community, I guessed wrong. Sadly, I didn't know that for another decade.

I finally came out, and I get along great with my parents now. But my teenage years would have been vastly happier if I'd have known that my parents supported me like Miss Poppy supports her adopted son.

Fuck those little bastards that tormented him at school. But he's very lucky to have such a loving parent as Miss Poppy.

Comment by dawicksta

dawicksta — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:50:19 -0800

@12 Thanks Sarah. Well said.

Comment by Anonny

Anonny — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:57:39 -0800

Miss Poppy- I want you to know that I fully support your son's right to marry the man he loves and create a family. All couples who desire this should have it- it is an inalienable right. I also want you to know that I am a Christian.

Comment by Callie

Callie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:01:21 -0800

@2 & @8

Me too. I've been crying each time since the first story I read this morning. This is overwhelming.

Comment by Ayden/VA

Ayden/VA — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:08:58 -0800

RP @17 - YOUR story made me cry, too.

Yes, Miss Poppy's son is Very lucky...

Comment by Ayden/VA

Ayden/VA — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:12:02 -0800

RP @17 - YOUR story made me cry, too.

Yes, Miss Poppy's son is Very lucky...