Coming out to parents

Allan_ecker · Post by **Allan_ecker** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 11:05 am

You want me to try again? Really?

I'll have to think extra, SPECIALLY hard on what to try next time...

Kaos Incarnate · Post by **Kaos Incarnate** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 11:18 am

Guess I might as well add my story to the list.

When I came out to my mom, the entire set-up was pretty much the typical coming out scene. I stuttered for a little while, then spat it out, my mom picked up a deer-in-headlights expression for about ten seconds, then told me she loved me and didn't care who I dated. It wasn't anything unexpected or unusual.

My dad was another story completely. Since I can't always read him as well as Mom, I tried to prod him gently onto the topic. The ensuing conversation went a little like this.

Me: Hey, Dad, care to watch some TV?

Dad: Don't know why not. What's on?

M: Will and Grace comes on in a couple minutes.

You watch that?

M: Yeah. Why not?

I don't want you to ever watch that show again. I know you mean well, but it isn't right to think about that type of thing.

M: Oh... okay. I have homework anyway.

Still haven't come out to him yet, and from appearances, I never will.

TwoDifferentSox · Post by **TwoDifferentSox** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 11:35 am

allan_ecker wrote:You want me to try again? Really?

I'll have to think extra, SPECIALLY hard on what to try next time...

Make him read ASB?
It's Alfador-tested. ^_^

<i>- who still hasn't read it yet himself...

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Kesh · Post by **Kesh** » Fri Oct 18, 2002 10:20 pm

allan_ecker wrote: Thanks for coming to the forum, and for having the guts to come out to us. Even though it might not seem like much with the mean kinsey around here being almost exactly three, it is. Welcome to our odd little family.

Thanks. I really do appreciate it.

Wow, I feel just like Jennifer Reitz.

Um... who?