Parents/Family Being Awesome - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered people coming out

FleetFish · 14th Dec 2011, 07:36 PM

There are so many stories of parents/family being unsupportive, I thought it might be nice to have a thread to share stories of the other side.

Mostly, I just wanted to share this story:

(btw, I am a girl.)

So, my dad, sis, and I were kayaking with some friends. Floating along, a canoe goes by with two very pretty women in it. One was a blonde with long straight hair, and the other was a redhead with long wavy hair.

Dad: "Oh, very nice."
Me: "I like the one with the wavy hair."
Dad: "No, I want the redhead. Hey, we can't be fighting over the same girl! That's just wrong!"

I love that we can joke around like that.

Also, for his birthday I took him out for a few beers, and he invited a female friend of his. Afterwards I sent her a video on youtube, and my dad apparently messaged her something. She only replied to me. My dad questioned why she responded to me and not him, and I told him that maybe she was more into me.

So, yeah. My dad is pretty cool.

Hana Solo · 14th Dec 2011, 07:38 PM

Awesome! When I came out to my dad, he said he'd known for years and asked me why I thought he'd been telling me stories of growing up with LGBT people all my life (and here I thought he'd just being telling me amusing stories XD)

yeahyeah · 14th Dec 2011, 08:32 PM

My dad sometimes ask me for my boyfriend. Like: Hey, so what's up with your boy? how is he?
One day he asked me like: Where is your boy?
But actually he asked in spanish and it was different and it sounded weird to me the way he asked me haha.

Rooni321 · 14th Dec 2011, 10:53 PM

My mom would be glad if I came out to her because "I would never come home pregnant"

<3

alex2020 · 14th Dec 2011, 11:11 PM

Although he was pretty much taken by surprise when I came out to him, my dad has taken everything in stride. He's been very accepting and has said that he'll be happy for me no matter who I fall in love with. He's also encouraged me to get involved with the LGBT group at my university and such. So yeah, he's been pretty awesome about it.

15th Dec 2011, 12:04 AM

My mom borrows LGBT-themed movies and books from me and sometimes enjoys them more than I do. Oh, and before I came out, she had seemed to be a rather conservative Catholic.

solarcat · 15th Dec 2011, 03:15 PM

My sister and two daughters came to visit on Saturday. I already came out to her in an e-mail, and her response (which I posted here back in August) was nothing but supportive. They started talking about their trip to Disneyland; apparently they were looking at some boys I might like. At this point my 10 year old neice looks all suprised, "He was gay when we went to Disneyland!?" I don't know why, but that made me laugh so hard.
Her 15 year old sister wanted to wrap a boy up and bring him over as a present, but like I told them, boys are better unwrapped! ^///^
Then they started talking about certain things (a Jack-in-the-Box commercial I like where the guys Jack's talking to turn out to be strippers, a musician I though was cute, that sort of thing), which got to be so embarrassing that I had to leave the room for a minute, just so I could stop blushing.

14th Dec 2011, 07:36 PM	#1
FleetFish I was following the I Full Member Gender: Whatever Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Ponyville Posts: 150 Join Date: Dec 2011	Parents/Family Being Awesome There are so many stories of parents/family being unsupportive, I thought it might be nice to have a thread to share stories of the other side. Mostly, I just wanted to share this story: (btw, I am a girl.) So, my dad, sis, and I were kayaking with some friends. Floating along, a canoe goes by with two very pretty women in it. One was a blonde with long straight hair, and the other was a redhead with long wavy hair. Dad: "Oh, very nice." Me: "I like the one with the wavy hair." Dad: "No, I want the redhead. Hey, we can't be fighting over the same girl! That's just wrong!" I love that we can joke around like that. Also, for his birthday I took him out for a few beers, and he invited a female friend of his. Afterwards I sent her a video on youtube, and my dad apparently messaged her something. She only replied to me. My dad questioned why she responded to me and not him, and I told him that maybe she was more into me. So, yeah. My dad is pretty cool. __________________ Saw a white dog chase its tail And a pair of hearts carved into a stone I saw kindness and an angel Crying, "Take me back home, take me back home"

14th Dec 2011, 07:38 PM	#2
Hana Solo EC's Dear Abby- talk to me! Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Mostly into girls Out Status: Closet is getting a little crowded Location: Not even a dot on the Australian map Age: 17 Posts: 1,096 Join Date: Nov 2011	Re: Parents/Family Being Awesome Awesome! When I came out to my dad, he said he'd known for years and asked me why I thought he'd been telling me stories of growing up with LGBT people all my life (and here I thought he'd just being telling me amusing stories XD) __________________ Thor: No matter what he's done, Loki is from Asgard and is my brother Black Widow: He killed 80 people in two days. Thor: ...adopted. ~The Avengers, 2012

14th Dec 2011, 08:32 PM	#3
yeahyeah Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Posts: 210 Join Date: Nov 2011	Re: Parents/Family Being Awesome My dad sometimes ask me for my boyfriend. Like: Hey, so what's up with your boy? how is he? One day he asked me like: Where is your boy? But actually he asked in spanish and it was different and it sounded weird to me the way he asked me haha. __________________ ...Such pain as this shouldn't have to be experienced... Last edited by yeahyeah; 14th Dec 2011 at 08:35 PM..

14th Dec 2011, 10:53 PM	#4
Rooni321 EC's Hopeless Romantic Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: gay, str8, bi Out Status: Out to everyone Location: San Francisco, California <3 Age: 17 Posts: 1,321 Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: Parents/Family Being Awesome My mom would be glad if I came out to her because "I would never come home pregnant" <3 __________________ "The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially." Ernest Hemingway

14th Dec 2011, 11:11 PM	#5
alex2020 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Everybody important, and anybody who asks. Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 1,437 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: Parents/Family Being Awesome Although he was pretty much taken by surprise when I came out to him, my dad has taken everything in stride. He's been very accepting and has said that he'll be happy for me no matter who I fall in love with. He's also encouraged me to get involved with the LGBT group at my university and such. So yeah, he's been pretty awesome about it. __________________ “Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.”

15th Dec 2011, 12:04 AM	#6
MadSeed Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Parents/Family Being Awesome My mom borrows LGBT-themed movies and books from me and sometimes enjoys them more than I do. Oh, and before I came out, she had seemed to be a rather conservative Catholic.

15th Dec 2011, 03:15 PM	#7
solarcat ducks all up! All up, I say! Regular Member Gender: Girlish? Orientation: Licks boys Out Status: Anyone that asks Location: CA Age: 23 Posts: 1,719 Join Date: Jun 2011	Re: Parents/Family Being Awesome My sister and two daughters came to visit on Saturday. I already came out to her in an e-mail, and her response (which I posted here back in August) was nothing but supportive. They started talking about their trip to Disneyland; apparently they were looking at some boys I might like. At this point my 10 year old neice looks all suprised, "He was gay when we went to Disneyland!?" I don't know why, but that made me laugh so hard. Her 15 year old sister wanted to wrap a boy up and bring him over as a present, but like I told them, boys are better unwrapped! ^///^ Then they started talking about certain things (a Jack-in-the-Box commercial I like where the guys Jack's talking to turn out to be strippers, a musician I though was cute, that sort of thing), which got to be so embarrassing that I had to leave the room for a minute, just so I could stop blushing.

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