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Originally Posted by GateandGarden
My parents just wouldn't believe me when I told them. The initial reaction was so bad that I went back to trying to be straight for a few years. Sometimes I was really convinced that I was. When I knew there was no turning back, the whole thing was very traumatic for everyone involved, but things are so much better now and have been for the past couple of years. Still, there are some relatives who will never be okay with it and then there are others who don't know because I suspect they'll never be okay with it. Lately I've been thinking that if that's the way it works out, it would be best if they never knew, if they died thinking I'm straight. They drive me crazy with the whole "When is your wedding going to be, huh? Are you next?" and "When are you having a baby?"
Anyway...I'm sorry that no one else has had it easy.  I'm glad that you all have found some peace of mind, whether your relatives came to terms with it or you distanced yourself from them for self-preservation. |
A friend here had her parents pull her out of college when she came out to them. Like college made her gay and they could cure her or something.
It must have been so awful.
