Post by michellez on Oct 3, 2010 0:56:00 GMT
I've known I was a lesbian for quite some time now, and have recently told people at school. Who told more people. Who told more people. And they were all pretty accepting, I haven't gotten any haters on that matter yet. But I feel guilty that I haven't told my parents yet, I feel that I should have told them first. At the same time, I am afraid to tell them. I don't know how they would react - I'm more worried about my mother than my father. He has quite a few lesbian and homosexual friends, but my mother is usually very quiet on the matter.
I've been thinking of ways to come out to them for awhile, and I kind of want to do it while they're together. I think it would make it all the more awkward if we were by ourselves. But they're divorced so I don't really know how I would be able to do that? The only time they see each other is when my dad is picking me up from my mom's house, or the other way around. Another thing I'm worried about is my step family - Stepmother, and step uncle, mainly who are only a few years older than me. Oh, and my grandparents. I'm sure they'd throw a huge fit once I told them. They're die hard Catholics who are very homophobic. =\ I don't know what to do or what to say. Honestly, being around my family is hard enough as it is already. But I'm tired of keeping this from them, and I'm afraid it will get to them some other way.
I've been thinking of ways to come out to them for awhile, and I kind of want to do it while they're together. I think it would make it all the more awkward if we were by ourselves. But they're divorced so I don't really know how I would be able to do that? The only time they see each other is when my dad is picking me up from my mom's house, or the other way around. Another thing I'm worried about is my step family - Stepmother, and step uncle, mainly who are only a few years older than me. Oh, and my grandparents. I'm sure they'd throw a huge fit once I told them. They're die hard Catholics who are very homophobic. =\ I don't know what to do or what to say. Honestly, being around my family is hard enough as it is already. But I'm tired of keeping this from them, and I'm afraid it will get to them some other way.