Playing seriousness with Joke: How I told my parents

Well, We'll start with my mother, seeing as she found out first. I told my mother as a joke at first. You see, around the corner from us, we have Joe's Tavern. A bar in the front, restaurant in the back. I was about 21 years old (I'm almost 26 now), my best friend, Amy, was 18. We're in the restaurant, waiting for food. Amy wanted to make a quick run to her house. We told my mom we'd be right back. On the way to her house, we decided to play a nasty joke on her dad's new girlfriend, whom she hated, & was extremely religious. We walked in holding hands, exclaiming "our love" for each other (the look on the [now ex] girlfriends face, it was PRICELESS! xD). Once outside, I said, "hey Ame, why don't we play a joke like this on my mom?" she agreed. We walked in holding hands saying we were dating & in love. My mom didn't fall for it. Somewhere though, I got the courage right there, gave Amy this "look" so she knew I was going to say something serious. Told my mom right there, I was DEAD serious, that I liked girls. She didn't believe me, no matter how much I argued, until the next year, when I dated my first girlfriend.

My StepDad, he was much simpler, but not as....easy. You see, he's catholic. He's raised me since I was 18 months old with my real father, pretty much being a dead beat (I met him 1x, last year). We were watching WWE, & the Diva's came out. Him & my brother started commenting on how HOT they were. I thought to myself, well he'd be shocked if I joined! (my brother knew) So, out of know where, without thought. I just "Hey Little Hugh (my brother) [diva's name] is so much hotter. My rother, not thinking goes to argue, then thinks, laughs, looks at me, & "goes to bed" I explained it all (how I felt) to my StepDad then. He doesn't speak about it much. He insists, even after 3 years, that I'm 'confused' but if I could change anything about the way I told my parents, especially my mom, I honestly wouldn't change a thing.