Q MY sister is married with two children, my beautiful niece and gorgeous nephew.
I am 39, unmarried and gay. I have a regular boyfriend and, although we don't live together or plan to "marry", we have a pretty good relationship.
After problems in my teens, when I was trying to pass as straight, I have made a good life for myself and have my own house, decent job and I can afford a new car every three years, as well as holidays. I am not writing all this in a boastful way but to show you that all in all things have turned out well for me.
Unfortunately, my mum can't see it.
She knows I am gay. I told her when I was 20 but she still seems to think I will eventually "settle down"with a nice girl.
More than once she has embarrassed me by trying to get me together with daughters and, the worst yet, the granddaughter of her friends and neighbours.
She refuses to meet my boyfriend, which I can just about handle. My sister was the first person I came out to but her husband is completely homophobic.
It all came to a head when I offered to look after their kids so they could have a weekend away to celebrate their wedding anniversary. He accused me and my boyfriend of being paedophiles.
His exact words were: "If you think I'd let you two perverts look after my kids, you're sicker than I thought. "
My partner's family accept us - why can't mine?
Answer @ Why can't my family accept that I'm gay?
Glasgow Daily Record, UK
