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This past summer (2009) I have started to realize that I am different than other people. I take things differently...when my best friends playfully smack my butt or touch me or giggle and laugh - i start to blush and go into flirt mode. I guess I have always known that I was kind of into girls - but this really did it. I have a feeling I know I am not gay because I am still really into guys - but instead of just getting that giggly crazy feeling with just guys, I get it with girls as well...
Anyway, now that i have finally accepted it for myself and am ready to be who I am....I need to tell my family. They are my best friends, my mom, and my two brothers...they are my life raft. I have told them everything since day 1. It is time to tell them about this .... this is what I am afraid of....
a) Them saying, Oh it is just a phase you will get over it
b) Them telling me I am just a whore and thats why I like both genders
c) Them laughing at me for thinking this is a big deal.
What do I say to them so I can avoid these reactions? I am planning on telling them in three weeks on our family vacation but I am super nervous about this confrontation.
Can someone please help me with this?
Thoughts?
THANKS!
-Christie
I suggest checking out the resources that are published on the YouthResource website. If you are unfamiliar, YouthResource is the queer and trans initiatives program at Advocates for Youth, the sponsors of Amplify. You can check out the Queer Living section, which comes packed with lots and lots of stories, publications, and articles revolving around coming out, as well as lots more! You can find that here: http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/main.cfm?actionid=globalShowStaticContent&screenKey=cmpCampaignShow&campaign=youthresource&htmlUid=56f51ae1-7fa3-45d5-bc95-f95f3d3ee1bd&s=amplify
In addition, feel free to email me or any of the YouthResource peer educators at any time to get some different perspectives, and communicate on a more one on one level. You can find our profiles here: http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/main.cfm?actionid=globalShowStaticContent&screenKey=cmpCampaignShow&campaign=youthresource&htmlUid=636da615-5a3b-45f1-9ea8-881563303512&s=amplify
My email address is leah@mail.youthresource.com if you ever want to hit me up!
Leah
Let us know how it goes!