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How would you react if your child came out of the closet? Credit: Getty Images


Pam Bowers was devastated when her 21-year-old daughter told her she was gay.

"I didn't know anything about gay people," the Salem, Ore. resident tells ParentDish.

Although her daughter's announcement came as a surprise to her, there were signs along the way that something was wrong.

"She had gotten really distant; I couldn't say anything without her snapping back," she says.

Bowers cried for two days.

"You have a picture in your head of who you think your child is going to be and it is shattered like a broken mirror."

So she sought out parents in similar situations, and eventually helped to form the Salem branch of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). Being around parents going through the same thing allowed Bowers to accept and support her daughter and her sexuality.

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