Today, I regretfully confessed to my parents I have trichotillomania. There was a torturous pause, followed by the question, "Are you gay?" FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I told my parents that I'm a smoker. My mother started crying, and said she worried I was gay, but this is almost as bad. That lead on to part two of my confession. FML
Today, after weeks of thinking and playing every outcome possible in my head, I told my parents I'm gay. My dad nodded and didn't even look up from his book; my mom told me to go to the doctor if it starts to itch. 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 was leaving to go over to a friend's and my parents suddenly ask if I'm gay. I reply that no, I'm bisexual. My mom then asks if I've ever made out with someone of the same sex and I say yes. She turns to my dad and says 'I told you so. You owe me $20'. My parents bet on my sexuality. 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, I came out to my mom. I had an epic speech planned, and when I tried to tell her, it all fell apart and I started crying and just said, "I'm gay." After a few seconds silence, my mom sighs and says, "Duh." FML
Today, I came out to my therapist as gay. Claiming that my parents "can't be that homophobic", my therapist outed me to them. They kicked me out of the house. 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, I told my friends I had been hiding something that I wanted to come clean on. My one friend responds by saying, "FINALLY you come out of the closet. It's about time." I'm not gay. I was just going to tell them my parents were getting a divorce. 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
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boating_guy 33
Hold on while I google trichotillomania...
boating_guy 33
OP get some help for that! It's not good for your hair, it's pretty gross darn gross, and it's not very appealing for anyone to see! For those of you who are wondering: Trichotillomania- is the compulsive urge to pull out (and in some cases, eat) one's own hair leading to noticeable hair loss, distress, and social or functional impairment
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Comments (207)
StarThrower 17
Better start packing for the "Pray Trichotillomania Away" camp!
challan 19
I go waxing with my gays... They do like to be smooth.
perdix 31
"Do we still have to buy you dental floss?"
delaneyluke 5
Don't know wat that means either ... but assuming that means being gay is just stupid and wrong
DocBastard 40
"No mom, a gay man would never pull his hair out. It isn't fabulous!"
StarThrower 17
Unlike this comment! I laughed. :D
bengals88 5
that's just stupid to do so
ksks1234 33
Pulling your own hair out, or being gay? Either way, I don't think people have a choice.
BellaBelle_fml 23
And you're just stupid.
cng903 1
My mom has this and has repeatedly pulled herself bald. You need to get help.
nayib 10
You can't be telling people gay words like that, they'll assume you're gay. Jk, get some help and just stop it ;-)
McNikk 15
What were you expecting them to say? Did you think that they already knew what that was... I sure as heck don't. What is it?
Lan Rothmer 6
its a condition where you pull your own hair out
SWC_Penguin 17
Well there's homosexual and bisexual...I guess they heard "tri" and assumed it was the next thing on the list?
gracehi 33
"Mom, Dad, there's something I've been wanting to tell you for a long time and I think you're finally ready to here it..." *deep intake of breath* "I'm trisexual." "...You mean... BIsexual, right?" "No, Mom and Dad, TRI sexual!" "NOOOOOOOOO!"
Sir_ND_Pity 35
91 - As in, OP will TRY anything?