An Indian gay unwinds..

(Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man )   On the first day of 2026, I was hit with a unexpected surprise. It is making me confront the deep seated fears that I knew inevitably will come to fore some day.  Every time I come to India, I insist on getting medical tests for everyone in family. During a routine check-up this time, there was some tumorous growth noticed in my father's report. Further steps have already been scheduled and we'll get to know more in the coming days. Medically, I'll be able to mange till the time I am here. But this whole episode (which has just started) has put the unavoidable, in the limelight - aging parents & what lies next. My parents have been a bedrock for me & my home has been my ultimate refuge. No matter what I was going through in the outer world, the idea of a home to go back to, have always given me comfort & security like nothing else. I quit jobs without anything else lined up, move...