I could see Focus on the Family's reaction to the All My Children episode coming a mile away. The Gays accomplish something. FOTF stands up and hollers. It's like stabbing the annoying kid who sits in front of you with a pencil then smiling innocently when he yells out in pain. Who, us?
What I did NOT see coming was my grandmother bringing up that same episode at dinner Tuesday night. As a rule, I avoid all LGBTQ topics when I'm with her. We're still at the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all of the great recipes and cooking techniques I want her to share with me, so why bother with the contentious topics? Apparently, she didn't get the memo.
But I'm pretty sure she got the "Hopeless Doesn't Agree with you on LGBTQ Issues" memo, delivered by my very still head, softly spoken "oh"s and otherwise blank face in reaction to her rant against the lesbians. I confirmed delivery with my simple, yet very thorough, explanation regarding LGBT marriage rights in Connecticut which prompted the characters to travel to that state for their wedding.
And grandmother, true to form, responded with the "You're Going to Hell" memo by, well, saying that I am (the Gays are) going to hell.
Well when you put it that way...
Hopeless
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