Help,please? I'm writing a coming out letter. I'll stay at my grans,when they read it. What will i write,i want it to sound really good. What can i write about Katie in it,It's for my parents any help? xxxxxxxxx I thought i should do it know,when i have the chance.
Check out the EC rescources section. There are letters there. They might give you some ideas. http://emptyclosets.com/home/pages/resources/coming-out-letters.php
How do you think your parents are going to react? I think this will have a bearing on how you word the letter.
Do you need to mention Katie in this first letter? I've heard that if you mention a partner as soon as you come out, sometimes parents can end up blaming that person for 'turning you' and the fact that you are gay from birth and unchangeable can get lost. If you want to convince your parents that this is exactly who you are it might be better to leave Katie out of it. Although, if you really want to include Katie, and I'm sure you do if she's important to you, it might be worthwhile starting off with it. Something like... "Mom and dad, I've met someone amazing and I am happier than I have ever been. The reason I'm writing this letter is because the person I am seeing is a girl and I have known since I was young that the only person who could make me happy would be a girl. I'm sharing this with you because I want you to be a part of my life and involved in every part of it, including my relationships." Then you could go on to talk about how you know you're gay and what you'd like your parents to know. Good luck!
I agree with what lost and found has written, its definately something to think about maybe you could mention Katie in a second letter or when you speak to them. If you do want to mention it in the first letter another option would be, "You are my parents and I love you very much and want you to be a part of my life, that is why I feel its important that I also tell you that there is someone else special in my life and her name is Katie"
Will i write different letters to different people,or will i give my dad and my mum the same letter? x
Hi if anyone can talk about being a lesbian and stuff about coming out let me know im scared and stressed about it -emily
I think it is possible to give everyone the same letter, but also it might be more appropriate to write slightly different ones to different people, it depends exactly how you write the letter, you could probably write the main body of the letter and use that for everyone and then just change little bits around it. In answer to Emily14 if you look at Helens post in this thread there is a link to lots of coming out letters, but anyone here will help you, read some threads, make some threads if you have some questions, or you can write on peoples walls on their profiles if you want to speak to one person at a time, or if you dont to post publically you can post anonymously or you can private message an advisor they are all very helpful. Dont be scared it will be ok.
