My best friends girlfriend is away for a few days this weekend and I will be staying over there. It's going to be one of those get pissed weekends but I realised this is the prefect opportunity to tell my parents in a letter that I'm gay as I will be able to be out of the house for a few days to let them cool off. The only thing I am worried about is that I still live at home and while I assume my parents will be supportive I don't know for sure. I don't want to go home and find out they want me to leave. Although they did not kick me out when I was off my head on drugs all day every day so how they could kick me out over this I don't know but I am still worried. What I would like to ask is if anyone has any tips on how to start this letter as I am very poor at expressing myself. Thanks for reading this.
You should start the letter by telling them that you love them and by reassuring them that this is not a suicide letter.. just so they are not all stressed out when they read you
Write them a letter or an email. You may find it easier that way. If you want to do it face to face, you may want to consider testing the waters
Valerie I will outline this at the start your right I don't want to worry them. Naomilly92 I have tested the waters I'm not to sure where my parents stand on this but from the way my brothers talk I sense a lot of homophobia particularly from my older brother. This is the main reason I am worried about telling my parents as if my brothers find out I will be insulted constantly as none of the have a very good opinion of gay people and I fear I will become the outlet for their insults as I already have to bite my tongue when ever they start one of there rants about gay people. Which happens quite often.
