I’ve known the family now for 17 years. They are a “good” Southern Baptist family. Admittedly, I recognize the oxymoron contained within that statement.
This girl has been my best friend for many years. I fish with her father and her mother puts a stocking up for me at Christmas time. I’ve never been closer to anyone or another family in my life. There is not a hint of deception or secrets among them. She knows everything about me and I know enough after all of these years about her to pick up on clues of abuse. They aren’t there. I’d trust her and her family with my last $100 if it came down to it.
The dynamics are different for lesbians than for homosexual men. For women, from what I’ve read, the issue revolves more around the feeling of lacking a mother’s nurture. And that can happen even if things seem very close between the whole family or between the mom and daughter even.
Yeah, I think I’d be ignorant not to recognize that these situations do exist. Has to be a challenging situation for the family. I wish you all well.