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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, 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 introduced my girlfriend to my family for the first time. My mother's immediate reaction was, "We didn't know you were gay!" No mom, she really is a girl. 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 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
Today, I came out to my parents. They still think I'm joking. FML
Today, after weeks of being engaged and with the wedding date planned, I finally told my parents. They told me it was my best April Fool's joke ever. I should've waited one more day. FML
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 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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mojo_jojo 0
How do you know she wasn't joking? According to my watch, she's allowed to continue the charade for another 18 hours. Them's the rules.
PlasticShark 0
Ha-ha, unlucky - don't do an April fool's that can backfire!
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Comments (104)
strangersdk 0
Maybe she's joking?
mistress_friday 0
8 said it :P but none of mine backfired today!
ammali 0
How do you know she wasn't joking, and just doing a really good job of it?
SW11 0
get some.
AntiChrist7 0
1) april fools are stupid 2) if they knew it already, you must have given them a reason
p89hg69 0
yes they are stupid... and what kind of a joke is that anyway? telling your parents you're gay... shiish
g_unit 0
haha nice try, they probably knew you were joking and clowned you on your own joke.
mfed1120 0
its def. NOT funny to joke about being gayy. My best friend is gayy, and its a hard life for him, even in college. U def. had this coming your wayy, for being a dick about 'gayy' ppl. get over your self. go play in incoming taffic during rush hour,or something. Noone cares. go tell someone their shoes are untieed or something for an april fools joke.
Zakkie_1987 2
omfg, serious? Saying go play in incoming traffic? I think that's a little over the top. People arnt picking on gays, they are just saying it's a very odd "joke" to tell your parents. True or not, at least the parents are supportive whether it was a test run or just a genuine joke. AND, It's NOT funny to joke about being gay!? It's not a disease! your acting like it's this horrible thing like as if someone was joking about a terminal illness!! It's just gay, it's not even a big deal. if people don't like being involved with us homoSEXuals, then dont get involved, we never asked you too. ;-) I'm gay, it doesn't change a thing, I walk the same, I talk the same, I work the same, drive the same, change a tyre the same and service my engine the same as I did before I came out. Some people unfortunately only find it so hard because they either can't / arn't ready to accept it themselves, OR, they don't have a good support network to help.
kittykat1501 31
It's not "gayy" it's gay, which actually means happy
Why_Me77 0
"...we have known for a while"? Gee...what did you do that gave your mom the notion that you're gay? Hahaha... April Fool's joke backfired XD
zachary918 0
You know... of all the guys I know who fake "come out" as a joke or psych class 'experiment,' probably 90% end up actually coming out soon after. #29, you're a little uptight. And gay only has one 'y.'