In recent discussions about coming out to one's parents, people have identified several concerns parents have; one of these has been the desire for heirs or grandchildren.
I wanted to share a heart-warming story about my mom. Recently I visited her with my lover of three years, Andrew. Andrew and I had visited her before once or twice, as well.
Anyway, she asked if Andrew wanted to see the family scrapbooks and baby books that covered the earlier span of my life. He did, and we had a great time going through them. When we were about to leave Oregon and go home, she packed the lot of them and presented them to Andrew. She said that previously, she had to keep them because I was single, but that now that I had an heir, he was the person to keep them. (Add the fact that he's much younger than me and I have not been well, to further understand this.)
So! Heirs are where you find them; parents can make major strides if
allowed to and helped along.
