Subject: Not to be a downer, but I'm curious.
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Posted on: 2018-01-06 03:52:00 UTC
If I am stepping out of line, then please say so. However, what do you mean, "if I hadn't shown up here, it probably would have been[worse]"? I thought you mentioned that your parents were accepting and that you were glad to get it off your shoulders?
So... Um. hS said we could share personal stuff here if something big happened.
I kind of told chat already, so I figured I'd share here. Maybe it will help others, or something. I dunno. I have no clue what I'm doing, TBH. I'm just kind of doing it.
So... to stop delaying... um...
Last week, I kind of came out to my parents. It went... pretty well. They were really accepting. I guess I'm just glad to get it off my shoulders.
Oh, yeah. And I'm gay, by the way. In case you didn't know. Which you probably didn't. I haven't been super open about it until recently.
Thanks a lot, everyone. I mean it: if it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't be writing this post right now. I'd probably still be in the closet. I might not have even admitted my sexuality to myself.
...And I mean it. Thank you. All of you. Yes, even you.
You made this a heck of a lot easier than it could have been. You all helped me, some of you more than you even realize. And... Gah. Jeez. I forgot where I was going with this...
I guess, just... wow. I am so glad to have you all. Because it could be so much worse. And if I hadn't shown up here, it probably would have been.
If I am stepping out of line, then please say so. However, what do you mean, "if I hadn't shown up here, it probably would have been[worse]"? I thought you mentioned that your parents were accepting and that you were glad to get it off your shoulders?
The thing is, there's also self-acceptance that I had to deal with. Coming to terms with what I am and what that means.
You guys all helped a bunch with that, in no small part by being incredibly supportive. There were also specific boarders that did even more to help me talk it out and come to terms with it, in part by sharing their own experiences, but... I don't know if they want their names known, so that's all I'll say.
*throws rainbows* I'm glad your parents are cool with it.
Hell yeah, mate! Hell yeah!
Aw hell yeah mate!
Good on ya, man, for being bold enough to come out, like that. It's a hard thing to do, it is, and you're a legend for having done it. And good bloody on your parents for taking it so well.
I'd reckon it's a big deal, it is, considering you reckon it's a big deal. It'd be nice if it wasn't but, that's how it is, innit? Still, good bloody on ya!
Well good for you, I'm glad your folks were so accepting.
And don't worry about "coming out" here, I don't think anyone minds.
As in, in a perfect world, you shouldn't have to worry about acceptance from the ones caring about you or you care about regarding who you are, it should go without saying.
Happy for you that it turned out well in the end.
If you need to vent about any 'phobes in your community or are looking for a way to deal with them, I could try to help.
-Twistey
It's a big deal to you, so it's a big deal. {= ) I'm so glad your parents are supportive and that the PPC could be a place of support and encouragement for you, too. I hope it continues to be so. You are welcome, you are accepted, and you are loved, for exactly who you are. Even as that evolves and changes over time, as it does for us all.
And that goes for anyone else out there who's struggling with their identity, too.
~Neshomeh