I have had a bit of a different experience regarding myself and my sexuality than many others on here. I did not "know since I was a child" or anything like that. In fact, much of my life I had utterly no idea. Then, one evening, I suddenly was sitting in my room while in college and began fantasizing about other men. This was completely random and something I never acknowledged as being real before. Before this, I would have these thoughts but somehow I believed I was actually thinking about women. Realizing this rattled me a bit. For several days, I was afraid to leave my apartment and barely went out. When I did, my mind was full of paranoia that people somehow "knew". After a few days, I was so distressed about it that I drank myself into a nauseous stupor alone in my room. While completely smashed, I understood my realization but I did not care at all. Then, after some days, I told my parents. They seemed relatively accepting of me, and I was very glad about this. As time went on, I became more confident about it and told my family more fully. Nowadays, I am fully confident that I am attracted to both sexes rather than only women.
Well its okay really, many LGBT didnt know when they were young and most times spend a good portion of their lives trying to figure themselves out but either way thats awesome that you were able to accept yourself and that your parents accepted you so easily
