Well i did it. I told my mum i'm gay last night. It went really well, and I'm so relieved now I thought i'd follow the tradition of others just to tell i've came out so here it is. It was hard to get it starting, i just joked around to say lets talk, and turned the tele off. I asked how good she was with secrets cause I had something pretty big to tell her. She responded that she can keep secrets if she has to, and then asked what is was, and if it was about a girl. I said its quite the opposite, it's more about guys because im gay. She thought i was joking at first, and still thought i was joking for about the next 10 minutes aswell, it took a while to let it sink in. Anyway, once we got over that she was very comforting and loving, and said a persons sexuality shouldn't change anything. I managed to tell her my whole journey and stuff, and she was sorry she wasn't able to help me through my struggle. Surprisingly though, she did say she had an inkling that i may of been gay for a while now, and she was trying for a while to bring up conversations that could end up with me coming out. And she also mentioned my sister has had similar thoughts, but that was more of a joke cause she said stuff like "we have the depressed, alcoholic, drug addicts etc etc all in the family, except we have no gays yet, but then again theres always keith (me)". But yeah, she's very supportive, she even said she wouldn't tell anyone about it because she said its my decision to tell who i want, when i want and how i want, and she said that before i asked that of her with that same reason why. My only concern was that i don't think she has fully accepted the idea i am gay. I get this feeling cause she mentioned a few times "just let life take you where ever it goes, whether it may be with a boy or a girl", but i guess it's more of dealing with the concept of it and those thoughts of me being with a girl may disappear in the future. Either way, i'm happy, she's happy, and now i have moral support in real life and not just with this forum and mates i've made on the net over the years. PS:Sorry for the long post, just thought i'd tell it in some detail for the curious ones.
as I told you earlier this evening its all for the best. m so happy for you lil boi.. ((((((((((((((((((big hug)))))))))))))))))))))
Congrats to you hun -- it's a scary thing to do I (Mrs A.) came out when I was 13 and was surprised at the support I got. Don't worry yourself with the idea that she hasn't fully accepted the idea yet -- give her time and she'll be there you'll see! Congratulations xxxx
Congratulations! I only hope I can play it off as smooth as you did. I have a fear I'll have trouble actually saying it. It really takes gut too so you have my deepest respect. Glad everything worked out. Ian
You have the best mom in the world. I didn't even get a chance to come out to my parents. They intruded on my computer, found out, and then my dad went on a walk with me telling me how I have to change myself. Now I'm constantly afraid to be alone with my parents. Congrats, though, to your success.
Thats great! Well done I'm actually really impressed that you had the courage to do that. I mean, you're only 15! A lot of adults aren't even brave enough to come out to their family even if they're sure they'd get a positive response Congrats
You did good, Shadow and so did your Mom. Andy's right about the courage it takes to come out. You seem set on a good course in life. Some old man you'll never meet or know is proud of you none-the-less. Take care of you and enjoy! Steve
Thankyou everyone for the grats and comments. By the way, the thing about her assuming i might end up with girls is over now. She talked to me and said she wasn't sure if i was completely sure i was gay or not, but now she knows, so no more awkward 'girl' issues with her . And on another positive note, she hasn't acted any differently to me at all, we still do the usual stuff we go through every other day, unless of course she wants to talk more on it, cause she's curious to know more about it.
Thats the best when that happens. Most of the people I've come out to have done that and it makes me feel so much more comfortable telling other people.
