Mom
United States
Today, my son decided to come out of the closet by wearing a shirt that said "Mom, I'm gay" to the family reunion. FML
Collection
Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Same thing different taste
spiritbeast33
San Francisco, United States
Today, I came out of the closet. Now whenever I'm getting ready to go somewhere with my dad he says, "Lesgo, lesbo." FML
parent
Today, I found out that my son has been telling me he's gay so we would allow the "female friend" who is actually his girlfriend to stay over. FML
Anonymous
Who does that?
Today, my son got angry when he came out as gay and my husband and I told him that we loved him no matter what. Turned out he wanted us to reject him so he could have a sob story and make people feel sorry for him. FML
teriyaki124
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
Pumpkin
United States
Today, I found out that my son is not really gay. He just told me that so I'd let him have girls in his bedroom. FML
TedX
Denial
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
bopbop
United States
Supportive
Today, my brother came out to our family as being gay. My mother starting crying because she "wanted grandchildren." I told her that I was planning on having children. She started crying harder. FML
ohai95
Worthing, United Kingdom
Today, I came out to my parents. I don't really fit any stereotype, I'm just an average guy who happens to be into guys. Ten minutes later, I overheard my mother say to my step-dad, "Should we redecorate his room pink?" FML
Gay younger brother
About that...
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
Anonymous
Chevy Chase, United States
Today, I came out of the closet, after years of fear and shame, thanks to my mom making me to go to a church full of fundies my whole life. In the end, I was in tears. All I got was a frown and a "So? Want a medal or something?" FML
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Tea_bag_fml 0
I want to high five your son.
loki276 0
So not an FML, just accept your son for who he is, and kudos to him for being brave enough to come out to the entire family!
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sNinja 0
ouch, sucks for you.
_julia 0
how is that an fml?
gildedmuse 0
As a point, people where "I'm Straight" shirts all the time. Men wearing shirts that say things like "Female Body Inspector" sure aren't declaring their interest in other men.
georgiefruit 0
i think it's pretty ****** up that you would consider your son's honesty as something that "***** your life"
FuzzyWalnuts 0
At least you won't have to tell the family
heig2748 0
YDI for having a gay son.
CheshireAna 0
And you're an ass.
SaintJimmy 0
Most likely he's an ass with a penis in it. Did you know that the most hateful homophobes are most often homosexual themselves?
ngrex 0
This is not an FML. this is a great thing for your son. he is very brave
epicFAIL_Sometim 0
Then how come there aren't any gay dogs, Lez? Last time I checked there's an overpopulation of dogs. You're argument is invalid. Okay, Saint Jimmy. I concede that gays serve no purpose in life. They're just here to take up space and generate the hate that is homophobia.
SaintJimmy 0
I am sorry, but I will disagree. Homosexuals do not generate homophobia. Intolerant, narrow minded, and stuck-in-the-past fools such as yourself that refuse to accept people for who they are and hate because of petty and minor differences do.
Fluffmylife 0
Also, my friend has a couple of gay dogs. They hump each other and just so you know, they even brought a female dog so they could have a litter because they're dog crazy, and neither of the male dogs even came near her. Luckily the owners got OVER their homophobia and the female dog got adopted by they're reletives so everyone's happy. :D
Miso_Soupu 0
Homosexual behavior is well documented in animals. Try reading a book/newspaper/academic journal sometime.
faeglenn 0
there are gay dogs, not that it matters. maybe you should spend less time comparing real life human beings to dogs and more time trying to show some love to people who are different from you. differences in traits and personality are a part of the human existence. I'm sure there are plenty of things you prefer yourself which have nothing to do with evolutionary improvement. if you think the only purpose of existence is to procreate in the best way possible, you may have some deeper seeded issues that you should work on with someone who loves you. I'm sure there's someone who does, even if you don't like the same ice cream flavor as them, or whatever else it is you use to judge people to your standards. love between two people is a purpose in and of itself, and if you are too blind to see that, I feel nothing but pity for you.
SaintJimmy 0
As I said above: Homosexual behaviour has been documented in penguins, amazon dolphins, gulls, mallards, bison, many species of apes, bottlenose dolphins, elephants, giraffes, lions, sheep, and hyenas. In fact, the bonobo (a species of ape) has been observed to be a completely bisexual species. All male bonobos in captivity with another male have been observed to have sexual intercourse, but when a female bonobo was introduced both males competed for her.
CheshireAna 0
No, you're the one here to generate and perpetuate the hate that is homophobia.
OIF_my_life 0
You all need to lighten up a little bit, and just admit that this is ******* hilarious
kellster 2
FYL for being the kind of parent that your son thought he couldn't tell first, in person.