This Could Have Been My Story - "Fellow Travelers"

There was a line in the revolutionary TV series “Fellow Travelers” that absolutely broke me down:

“You were my great consuming love … most people don’t get that and I did.”

It broke me down because I do have a “great consuming love” with my husband and I’ve been able to build my life with him. But timing was on our side … had we been born a decade or two prior, then our story would have been more like Hawk and Tim then like Jim and Christopher. We would not have made it. We would not be where we are with our two children. No where near it. The show illuminated that for me.

Wow.

So I wrote a blog post about it for GaysWithKids.com. I contribute to the community from time to time when I have something to say, since the day I launched my book “Out & About Dad”. This TV show gave me a massive realization that I had to share! Click here to give it a read. We can’t go back to “Hawk and Tim.”

BTW, the closing scene of “Fellow Travelers” is what sealed the deal for me. Heart breaker. It made me realize that the timing of when I was born and when I came out completely guided my experience. I am so lucky. Lucky. And those who came after us have are even more lucky, despite the perils of the world that continue on and on. We have to make sure that continues.

What’s your experience? JIM