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Getting in Touch With Your Feelings About Brokeback Mountain
kudzudaddy:
Thanks, TJ --
he's not a friend, though... just someone who posted on Imdb.
And the story gets stranger... sometime this afternoon the admins deleted his threads and his account. I can't imagine why. He could, I suppose, delete his own account... but the threads clearly say, "deleted by admin."
Rayn:
--- Quote from: kudzudaddy on May 12, 2006, 10:03:33 pm ---
We were Catholic and our Priest was the most significant person to help us come closer to our son.
Kyle was killed in a car accident early in the morning on his way to work.
Mike didn't say anything in the trauck, once we got to the hospital, Mike stood there over Kyle..Mike was holding his hand, he looked at us, his face was empty. Kyle died shortly after that moment.
I lost almost 10 years of my sons life because of my ignorance. I thank God that Mike has let my wife and I in by showing us pictures, telling us stories, movies they made. But most of all their dreams. So, why did I want to post this? Therapy maybe, I have so much bottled up, and I cannot talk to people face to face.
--- End quote ---
Dear kudzudaddy,
My Dad and Mom are Catholic too and it was their priest who helped them understand and get closer to me when I came out to them. They had a very hard time too. They didn't reject me, but were so overhelmed with guilt thinking they had "done something wrong" in my upbringing. They had not. They were pretty loving and good parents. We are ok now.
I know you are thankful to your priest, but also be thankful to yourself and your wife for finally coming to terms and making the effort to know your son when he was alive. Look at the time you did have, not so much what you lost. There's nothing we can do about loss and we all lose loved ones. No one escapes pain or death, no one, but we can share our grief with each other. You are right to share the story of your son with others. It can help them and it will help you too.
When I read your words, I felt your sadness. I grieve with you now, but know, one day, the pain will heal and you will have only love and good memories of Kyle. I hope for that, for you and your wife and Mike... Healing and
Peace,
Rayn
TJ:
--- Quote from: kudzudaddy on May 14, 2006, 09:25:36 pm ---Thanks, TJ --
he's not a friend, though... just someone who posted on Imdb.
And the story gets stranger... sometime this afternoon the admins deleted his threads and his account. I can't imagine why. He could, I suppose, delete his own account... but the threads clearly say, "deleted by admin."
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Anyone has a freedom to copy something from one discussion forum and paste it in another discussion forum where the sujects are similar.
But, I usually don't copy and paste what someone had originally posted in another forum unless I can document what the other forum member posted was the actual truth.
One reason for writing the above is because of the over abundance of urban legends which one sees on the internet or even gets in regular snail mail mail boxes.
kudzudaddy:
Well, TJ,
I don't know how I could go about "documenting" what this man wrote. It never occurred to me to doubt him. I have since spoken to him privately and am more than ever convinced his post and he are genuine.
Perhaps I'm gullible, I don't know. But, this time... I don't think so.
kudzudaddy:
Rayn,
thank you for your lovely post. But you must understand the story is not mine. I read it on Imdb and posted it here because I thought it poignant and wonderfully relatied to this site. I have no doubt your thoughts would be of comfort to the man who wrote this... I only know his name is Bob. And I do believe he is genuine.
--Kudz
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