Hello there, I wanted to take this chance to introduce myself to the Empty Closets community. As far as you can be concerned, my name is WW, I am seventeen, soon to be eighteen in June. I live in the lovely state of Maine, I love it here, but it seems that my corner of the world is not very accepting. In the past couple of years I have realized that I am gay, but I have yet to come out of the closet. I have been trying hard to change my lifestyle, but members of my family are homophobic. My Mum literally gags when she sees two men kiss, and my father tries to keep anything gay far from him. Out of everyone, my sister would be the most accepting, but she has such a big mouth that I could never talk to her about ANYTHING. My father has apparently had a suspicion of my sexuality because when he recently got remarried his new bride came right up to me and asked if I was one of “those silly little fags”... Of coarse I said no after I stammered a little. But since then she has thanked me several times for not being gay “just because.” I don’t know what that means, but apparently she thinks it would be horrible to have a gay stepson, I'm just glad I don’t live with them. For the time being I live with my mother but after June I will be both 18 and graduated, so I will be able to live my life with more ease. (Once I move to the college campus) By now I am sure that I have wasted enough of your time so I will end by thanking you for accepting my membership, WW
Welcome to EC!! I'm gonna be 18 this August too:smilewave I'm sorry to hear that but at least anytime you need to talk you know we are here Hope you'll have fun here(*hug*)
Hi!:smilewave I'm sure you'll find quite a few people here who can relate to your situation - and probably some who can give advice from a variety of different aspects.
Wow. I know that in theory there are millions of people in the same situation as myself, but this is the first time that I have had any contact with a single one of them. It feels really great to have the warm welcome that you have given me here. I am in a bit of culture shock because for so long I have felt alone in this world. Thanks, you guys rock WW
WW, your stepmom sounds horrible! I hope that when you do feel like you can come out, she learns a little about life and love.
Hey man, welcome. It's nice to see some fellow Mainers here. Yeah your stepmom does sound pretty horrible. Are you graduating this year or next year? It seems that the sooner you get out of that type of environment, the better.
Hi WW. Welcome to this site. Don't ever feel you're wasting our time by writing a long post. Some times it takes a few paragraphs to get your point across. Don't hesitate to write whatever you think you need to. It is really encouraging to find others in the same situation as yourself - I agree. I'm sorry you don't have more support from your own family. Know that you can find it here if you need it.
I think you will really, really like college. *grin* It is so vastly different from high school, it really is.
I agree--I prefer long posts. I hate it when people are all overly brief, like on IM. It's so... unengaging.
I agree - you get a much better understanding of the situation and how the writer feels etc with a longer post.
Yes, I will be graduating this year, in a few months actually. I can't believe how fast 13 years have flown by, even though they seemed to have dragged on for so long.
My step mother really needs a reality slap because she isn’t perfect either. I think it is quite hypocritical of her to denounce someone (me) for something that I have no control over, but still she chooses to make the bad decisions that she makes everyday.
Welcome...I know what it is like to have parents who just wouldnt understand...I know I cant wait to get away from mine... I hope you have a fun time here...its a good place!!
