Love: Today, I was leaving to go over to a friend's and my parents...

By Syferix - 18/03/2009 22:42 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 09/10/2010 06:47 - United States

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

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By Asterisk1009 - 29/06/2009 05:41 - United States

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

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Denial

By TedX - 19/08/2020 20:07

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

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Parents react to announcement [GONE WRONG]

By Anonymous - 05/10/2022 00:30

Today, I came out as bisexual while we were in the car. My mom started crying behind the steering wheel, driving at 85 mph. She later told my dad, even though I asked her not to. My dad said, "Give it a month, he'll grow out of it." I realized I was bi 4 years ago. FML

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By teriyaki124 - 21/03/2009 09:13 - United States

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

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This is me

By EchoDearEcho - 04/02/2010 14:52 - Australia

Today, I introduced my girlfriend to my parents. My mother turned to me and said, "Wait you're actually gay? I thought you were just saying that to piss off your father." I came out to her when I was 16, and have confided in her about my past relationships. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/05/2018 19:00

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

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By Anonymous - 06/01/2015 00:16 - United States - Oak Ridge

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

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By ClosetMishap - 10/11/2009 16:25 - Canada

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

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Casual homophobia

By GuyWhoCameOutFinally - 25/10/2022 16:00 - Netherlands - Eindhoven

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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Thursday 19 March 2009 2:16

Your parents are awesome. Lol.

3clipse 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 2:20

#5 why is that terrible? His/her/whatever parents have a healthy view of sexuality (i.e., that it's completely trivial). I'm with 4 and 6. Would you rather their parents shun them for being gay/bi? Honestly, this is something my parents would do, and I would laugh along with them, because it's hilarious.

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smurf_diddy_m 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 14:00

i could c my parents doing this, but after they would be like how could u do this my parents said that after i told them i was a lesbian

Zic_fml 7

Thursday 19 March 2009 14:53

# 69: It would be an FML if being gay was a bad thing, but since it's not (only the uneducated, ignorant, bigoted, and narrow-minded wackos in society think it is - but who cares what they think) I think being gay is wrong, and i am not uneducated, ignorant, bigoted, and narrow-minded wacko. I just think it's not alright. Although I respect their choices, ie I am not whistling ang throwing rocks at gay parades.

kevind23 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 15:02

So what... at least they didn't disown you...

Jasper_fml 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 15:35

#4. agreed. and im bi.

aphre 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 15:58

I gotta say, speaking as a bisexual person whose parents were firmly not cool with it, that there ARE worse things that could happen...nonetheless, it still sucks that they saw your sexuality as something to bet on :|

Callyn 47

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:25

#74: Sorry, but you are everything that you claim not to be, you just don't act on your views. OP: Your parents put you in a awkward situation, but they're cool. They accept you for who you are, which is much more than a lot of parents would do.

ilikerainbows 0

Thursday 19 March 2009 16:46

I'm bi and when I told my parents they didn't believe me, they think either you're gay or straight. And I consider this not too bad a reaction. #74: You really did just prove you're everything you claim not to be. Your definition of respect is really just not breaking the law and committing hate crimes by assaulting gay pride parades with rocks. Respect is more than just admitting that a segment of the population exists and is different from you, it's embracing that difference and acknowledging through law that they deserve the same freedoms as everyone else. What you call respect is merely tolerance. The two should not be confused. All people were created equal. All people should have equal rights. To be able to live my life freely, the way that I choose, now THAT is true respect.