Dear Abby: ; Mother Learns Late in Life to Accept Gay Son As He Is

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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I raised our two sons and two daughters. One son and both daughters married well. Our other son, "Neil," is gay. He and his partner, "Ron," have been together 15 years, but Neil's father and I never wanted to know Ron because we disapproved of their lifestyle.

When I was 74, my husband died, leaving me in ill health and nearly penniless. No longer able to live alone, I asked my married son and two daughters if I could "visit" each of them for four months a year. (I didn't want to burden any one family, and thought living out of a suitcase would be best for everyone.) All three turned me down. Feeling unwanted, I wanted to die.

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Dear Abby: ; Mother Learns Late in Life to Accept Gay Son As He Is

When Neil and Ron heard what had happened, they invited me to move across country and live with them. They welcomed me into their home...

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