I came out to my mother yesterday, which was a very hard thing to do and I struggled with it for quite awhile, but I finally just had to say. At first, she was very upset and didn't want to look at me, I'm a black man from a very traditional family, so of course this was going to be no easy task. My mother is my best friend and always has been, so it was starting to really bother me that I wasn't sharing with her every aspect of who I am. Plus, I'm going into the Navy this year and I did not want to leave without being more truthful. There was a lot of crying and I really thought that I had made a mistake saying anything at first. But, after I took a walk to get some air and she did the same, we met up and talked outside a little bit, after which she seemed to come to grips with it a little better. There is still a long way to go, but I do feel reassured about the fact that she still loves me and that our friendship will survive.
Congratulations I know how hard that was for you, as I did the same myself recently, so well done, I bet you are really relieved now, I know I did (*hug*)
Thank you, I really do feel better. It's been a tremendous weight on me and letting it go feels good.
Well done! I felt a lot better after telling my parents, but yeah it probably will take a while for things to get back to normal as I'm going through the same with my dad. My reason for coming out was similar (didn't want to leave for uni without telling them) but any way good luck in the navy
