How did you come out to your parents?
It was the summer after I graduated 6th grade, I had never given any thought to my sexuality at all, I had always just been comfortable with the fact that I like both men and women( though I've come to realize I prefer girls to men). I had never really had a need to face my sexuality before and then one day my mom asked me if I was a lesbian.
What did you say?
I hadn't even realized that my parents didn't know. I had never hid my preference so I informed them while I was not exactly a lesbian I did however feel attracted to girls as well as boys and got to teach my parents about what it was to be bisexual. My parents simply accepted it, and they are still waiting for me to bring someone other then my unrequented love over to the house. More then anything they simply made sure I felt accepted and loved and that I knew they loved me no matter what my orientation. Though I'm faintly still amused that my mother was the one to point out to me that I preferred girls.
Advice
- I got very lucky in having parents who were observant of everything in my life like how I constantly told my best friend I loved her even though its not a phrase I use lightly. If I could do anything differently it would probably be having a more serious discussion and coming out to my parents myself instead of my mom pointing out that I had forgotten to tell everyone what I already and always had known about myself. My mother is still my best friend and I'm still my daddy's baby girl I don't think anything could ever change that.
