He's still young, and they're still beautiful.

Braden 2022-03-22 09:02:41

At the beginning, I thought it was rough. His brother was such a big mouth that he told his brother's secret all at once. At the time I felt it was too fast and not delicate enough. But then I thought, maybe this movie is not about Bobby, but about his mother, Mary.
He died and I was sad too, but I didn't cry. But when his persistent mother finally realized her mistake, I cried. I may actually feel her remorse. She said she knew why God didn't heal Bobby because he wasn't wrong at all. It was her fault that she killed her son. I agree with that, that's how I feel. Now she finally realized it, but it was too late, he was dead. Everything is too late. I even hated his mother for her superstition of the Bible and her strong discipline of her son. Too neurotic, her attitude towards his son, I don't know why, can always see the shadow of my parents. Parents always feel that they are right, and as their children grow up, they get used to their status and the way they treat their children as independent people. In the end, they themselves did not grow.


Having said that, what she did after her son died really moved me, including her finding a priest, which was also a manifestation of her efforts. She couldn't explain it to herself, she needed answers, who could help her? How does Bible, who has always been regarded as a belief, understand and explain so that she will not contradict herself, so that she can understand her son.
Speaking on Gay Freedom Day, and at the end when she paraded as PFLAG, she mistook a boy for her Bobby, and gave him a hug when she saw him clearly. Although they are not Bobby, but as she said, seeing children like their own sons, they are all like their own children. In fact, why not, why judge a person's quality just because of their orientation? They are both young and beautiful.

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  • Tatyana 2022-03-26 09:01:12

    Please don't give up hope for yourself! Never give up!

  • Ambrose 2022-01-19 08:01:14

    The last comrades parade, watching the smiles on Bobby's family's faces, weeping with tears. At that moment I knew that they really accepted Bobby.

Prayers for Bobby quotes

  • Psychiatrist: A lot of times, confusions like Bobby's can be caused by a distant father or an overbearing mother.

    Robert Griffith: Well, I had both and I am fine.

  • Rev. Michaels: When temptation is all around you, Faith, is not enough. It requires discipline, not just mental, but physical. Who would like to share their story?

    Teri: [she stands up] I used to be so unhappy, I stayed out all night, I talked back to my mother, since coming here and accepting Jesus as my savior. I've changed. My mom and I are like best friends now.

    Rev. Michaels: That's great, Teri.