Sweetheart, I'm so sorry. Hearing something shocking (about something that, in the past, has been taboo) is difficult to say the least. Maybe if you had told them privately, after they had time to accept it, they would have come out with you. I think it's unfair to just expect people to be ok with it right away. Change takes time, and you should have afforded your parents that time. If my child did that I would feel bad that they didn't think I loved them enough to hear what is truly in their heart. No, I probably wouldn't be thrilled, but you know what, you deal with it and move on. But you ALWAYS love your children. You didn't give your parents the time to deal with it, so maybe writing about is how your mom is dealing with it. It isn't something I would want for my son, but that's me projecting. But it wouldn't change how I felt about him. I have many gay friends. I love them no differently than my straight friends. What I'm saying is give them time, and I'm sending you a hug. For those of you who want to jump my ass about this post: ALL ABOARD!! (I just installed handrails!!)

If the son had wanted his parents to be caring and supportive, then he should have considered their feelings, and discussed his sexuality privately and respectfully. The son decided to share some big, emotional information publicly, without any consideration of his parents' thoughts and feelings. The mom did the EXACT SAME THING by posting an FML about her son's actions. Nothing more, nothing less. As a few rational people have said before, it's almost impossible for the mother not to feel some surprise or disappointment when her son reveals that his sexuality is different than the family had assumed. This does not mean that she is a flaming, unsupportive homophobe who believes that homosexuals shall burn in the fires of hell. It sickens me how all the "anti-homophobes" are a lot less tolerant than most "homophobes". The mother did not say that her life is screwed because her son is gay. While she may be a little disappointed, the FML is clearly in the way that he came out of the closet. It's truly sad how irrational a group of people can be when a touchy issue like homosexuality is brought up on the internet. Please read the FML, consider the OP's point of view, and think before posting hateful things that have nothing to do with the spirit of the FML.