Today, I learned that despite having told them two years ago, my parents still aren't accepting of me being gay. I found this out when my mom called and asked if I was "cured" yet. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my mom called me into the living room to say that she had something important to tell me. She then explained how she and my dad had "talked things over" and wanted me to know that they accept me and love me no matter what. Apparently my mom thinks I'm lesbian. I'm not. FML
Today, I finally got the courage to tell my parents that I'm gay. My mom said "Yeah, we know." When I asked how they knew, my dad, without looking up from the tv, said, "We've been monitoring your Internet history." FML
Today, I came out to my parents and siblings as gay. They were very accepting and asked me why I waited until I was 25 to do so. I didn't have the heart to tell them it was their own homophobic remarks that kept me closeted since I realized it at 14, and that a previous coming-out to a parent was dismissed as 'a phase'. FML
Today, at 18, I finally told my mom I was gay. She spent the rest of the day bringing up my "future wife" at every possible chance she had. FML
Today, my brother came out to our parents. They weren't super happy with it, but they said that it was ok since they still had a straight son. I don't know how to tell them that I'm gay too. FML
Today, I finally worked up the courage to tell my mom that I'm gay. She sympathetically patted my back and told me I don't need to make up excuses for me being so unattractive to women. FML
Today, after being out of the closet for over three years, I learned that some of my friends still don't believe me that I am really a lesbian. They still think I made the whole thing up because I can't get a man. FML
Today, I found out that my parents have thought I'm lesbian for at least a year. I now understand why my dad has been trying to get me to "hang out" with his co-worker's daughter. FML
Today, I came out to my parents. They still think I'm joking. FML
Today, as an April fools day joke, I decided to tell my mom and dad that I was gay. After an awkward silence, my mom looks at me, smiles, and says, "well, we have known for a while." She wasn't joking. FML
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Top comments
nerdsgetmehot 23
I'm truly sorry. :( Having family who aren't accepting of who you are is tough. I'm bi but haven't told my family because I know how they would feel (which is not very positive).
khaayotic 16
That's just rude. Ask her if her severe case of ignorance has been "cured" as well.
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Comments (125)
RaRaland 8
Ask her if she is cured yet of her closed minded thinking!
Meme1988 18
Then all you have to say "not yet"
Shrike 24
Nice shot at English, but it's actually spelled "**** off".
Meme1988 18
Hhh, thats an option as well, but they are his parents, its too harsh to say to them these words-thats my opinion
Ameel_fml 19
Tbh, I think anybody who'd say that deserves a "**** off", regardless of whether they're my parents or not.
Kallian_fml 21
Homosexuality, such a horrible, crippling disease... (For those about to thumb me down, my comment was just dripping with sarcasm. Read it again, but with a sarcastic tone.)
flockz 20
does this mean that the stuff in parentheses was dripping in sarcasm since it too was part of the whole comment? so you were being sarcastic about being sarcastic? which means you actually think homosexuality is a disease? i have got to try this trick sometime.
Kallian_fml 21
Touché.
ApacheC424 18
I find it sad that a sarcasm label was actually required.
Kallian_fml 21
36- Sadly, many people can't read sarcasm.
annie_nk 23
19 - your profile picture fits perfectly. 36 - Some people are too literal to pick up sarcasm at all. Subtle or obvious.
ballpython 15
I read everything as if it were sarcasm. That way when I do run across the occasional shit for brains who is being serious I can respond as if he meant it sarcastically. If he legitimately means what he says then I crucify him/her for their views (at least when they are being close minded).
LexieWins 0
OP you should try and look at it from her perspective. It must be tough for her to know how to act when she grew up in a different time. As a society, we still have so many issues with equality. That doesn't mean your mom is a bad person. When you came out her life changed too. She needs time to adjust. Keep working at it and I hope you can build a great relationship.
NirvanaX 1
She's had three years to 'adjust' there comes a time when it's not about being shocked or not knowing what to do, and if that is the case she should TALK to her son, and it's just being in accepting close minded homophobic bullshit
LexieWins 0
Three years is nothing in the scheme of the years she raised OP. yeah she has a negative attitude about it and how she addresses it but she's human and there's probably a ton she doesn't understand. They definitely need to talk but it doesn't make her close minded or homophobic. It makes her uneasy probably. No one is comfortable with touchy subjects. Maybe that's just how she deals with it.
breathemein 10
Tell her to call you up after her "homophobia" is cured. Literally. Sorry, you're mother should be supporting you.
alicette_fml 12
you're a senior and still don't know the difference between your and you're?
KailaL 2
Are you Sonam?
breathemein 10
My iPhone did it automatically.
breathemein 10
Yes. Who are you lol?
breathemein 10
Yes. Who are you lol..? And how do you know me?
spottyblanket 8
I'm sorry op :(
egghead1280 6
Well? Are you?
davidn 0
Dude that sucks. Sorry. Hopefully in time she'll pull her head outta her ass and realize you're the same person she raised you to be. When will these ignorant idiots realize its not a "choice" or a disease. It's the way god created you,
noaz46 1
Too bad thats not how God created him, because to God homosexuality is a sin and God doesn't create people so they have no choice but to sin. Homosexuality isn't a disease its a choice but often times people are influenced by events in their life and the environment around them and that causes them to "become" gay. Even then they have a choice, I've heard of several men who had homosexual feelings and because they knew it was wrong they received counseling for it and conquered those feeling.I realize this comment will be hidden because of the thumbs downs it will get, but I needed to say that God doesn't create people gay without them having a choice otherwise. If anybody who reads this believes in God and the Bible or is a Christian and you think its ok to be gay, then I encourage you to read Romans 1:18-32, and especially verses 26 & 27 where it says "women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature" and "men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men." it isn't more clear cut than that, God is against homosexuality
JustPictureThis 1
Keep on, you'll always find people like this in your life and you just have to ignore them. You'll never be cured because there's nothing to cure. It's the same thing with this Gay Conversion Therapy on tv tomorrow night, it's total bullsh*t.
ilovefall10 21
Ugh. I hate people who think homosexuality is a disorder or illness. Sorry about this, OP. Not everyone is like this, trust me. Some of us are smart and understanding.
ballpython 15
All I can say is that if any of my 3 kids tells me they are gay I will accept them for who they are and love them just the same.