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And so I came out to my parents...

Discussion in 'Coming Out Stories' started by n1ck, Jan 20, 2008.

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  1. n1ck

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    My mothers response was... And?

    My father's response was, slightly paraphrased... Is that all? I'm busy cooking... I'll pass you back to your mother...

    And here was me expecting at least a discussion. :dry:

    So yeah, I am now out to my parents. It was a spur of the moment thing and not something that I worked myself up to particularly... although obviously I've thought about it a lot.

    I feel strangely liberated, far more than I ever felt coming out to a friend.

    I got asked later if I had a boyfriend, was I was sexually active and was there anything that they could do for me.

    So... Err... Awesome... I'm out :icon_bigg
     
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    Oh Nick, that is wonderful! I'm still very sad for hollywood! I hope his story will have a happy ending too!
     
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    Congrats! Always good to hear when parents take it well!
     
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    Grats i know the feeling =)
     
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    Congrats! At least someone has a good coming out today... (*hug*)
     
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    Cheers everybody :slight_smile:

    Having read his post, I feel for Hollywood... I kinda feel bad having posted... :frowning2::frowning2:
     
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    Grats, man. :thumbsup:
     
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    OMG CONGRATS!! I want to tell my mom so bad but im so nervous about it lol. I'm working on it though.
     
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    Congratulations.

    Do you think their taking the news with such laxity is a sign that they'd expected it for years?
     
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    I'll ask but I think that it would be reasonable to expect so.

    Soo... i'll ask later...

    Either that, or they genuinely couldn't care less. (Which I think is unlikely!)

    So I wonder what gave it away? Perhaps me never discussing relationships was enough...

    I think out parents normally know far more about us than we would think or like to admit.

    I wonder if in cases where it's taken badly it is because they truly haven't realised and they feel that their son/daughter is not the person they thought they knew - and that's difficult.
     
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  11. Quitex

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    True. I know my Mom knows about me (as far as I guess), but I wont tell her "Pssssh mom, I'm gay" over the phone, XD

    Great to know you're out :eusa_clap

    :slight_smile:
     
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    Congratz! :slight_smile: If I came out to my parents, they'd never let me get away without a discussion...
     
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    that's great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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    It's so liberating when your family accepts you.
     
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    Congratulations! I'm so pleased it went so well.

    It'll be interesting to know what your mum says about them already guessing when you next speak to her.
     
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    Congrats!!:thumbsup:
     
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    That's great for you! :grin:
     
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    This kind of coming out might suck for us these days, but 100 years from now I hope all coming outs are like this. :slight_smile:
     
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    I'm glad that went as well as it did! Good for you!
     
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    Congratulations!! :slight_smile:

    That's absolutely great! And I am so glad that it all went so well!!
     
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