When your sibling says your mom gay

Development of a narcissist can, of course, be traced to certain parenting strategies and personalities. Narcissists come in many forms, so each person and family has its own dynamic. Complicating things is that narcissists are made, not born, so there is likely a narc parent in the family as well.

How Does a Narcissistic Sibling Affect the Personality of a Brother or Sister?

He'd been raised on sports and Catholicism; I think those cultures made him ask, what did I do to deserve two gay sons? Anne backed off, but remembers feeling confused. Two gay sons. All I wanted to do was protect my boys," she says through tears. A person with a gay or lesbian sibling is about 11 times more likely to be gay or lesbian than someone with a straight sibling, says Dr Brendan Zietsch from the University of Queensland's School of Psychology.

Telling Friends and Relatives About a Child Who Says He’s Gay

And then there were those who sincerely thought they were being helpful, but their misguided reactions and comments caused so much harm. On the more extreme side, we were handed decades-old books about the satanic abomination of homosexuality that were bookmarked and highlighted.

What can you say when a family member comes out as gay? 7 ideas from a Latter-day Saint mom

She stopped halfway through the stack of envelopes and catalogs. She went up to her room and came back down wearing a sweatsuit and said she was going for a walk. After she walked out the door, my boyfriend and I stared at each other without speaking.