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Yes. From THAT closet.
Those of you who read Fratching already know, those that don't...well, surprise! But that's not the point of this thread.
Since May, I've come out to all of my close friends and my Dad. He's the only family member who knows at this juncture. Tomorrow, we (my best friend, her husband, my Dad and I) are going down to my mother's house to tell her, my stepdad, and two of my sisters.
Mom's going to be the big one, and I've been stressing over this for weeks now. I know how I THINK she'll react, but she's surprised me before.
Once my mother knows, EVERYONE is going to know. I've already pared my Facebook page of anyone I work with, since inevitably someone in my family is going to post about it, and there's no reason for people at work to know. I'm not close to any of them, it doesn't effect how I do my job, and it's just not necessary.
So I'm working on a letter today. While Dad and I are talking to Mom, the others are going to be telling my stepdad and sisters...basically, they'll either read the letter aloud or just pass it around to be read.
So, anyway...wish me luck. And hopefully I don't have a major panic attack between now and then. I'm trying really hard to stay calm about the whole thing, but it needs doing. This is who I am, and I'm not going to lie to them and hide it or hide my relationship with my girl from them. That's just not an option.
Those of you who read Fratching already know, those that don't...well, surprise! But that's not the point of this thread.
Since May, I've come out to all of my close friends and my Dad. He's the only family member who knows at this juncture. Tomorrow, we (my best friend, her husband, my Dad and I) are going down to my mother's house to tell her, my stepdad, and two of my sisters.
Mom's going to be the big one, and I've been stressing over this for weeks now. I know how I THINK she'll react, but she's surprised me before.
Once my mother knows, EVERYONE is going to know. I've already pared my Facebook page of anyone I work with, since inevitably someone in my family is going to post about it, and there's no reason for people at work to know. I'm not close to any of them, it doesn't effect how I do my job, and it's just not necessary.
So I'm working on a letter today. While Dad and I are talking to Mom, the others are going to be telling my stepdad and sisters...basically, they'll either read the letter aloud or just pass it around to be read.
So, anyway...wish me luck. And hopefully I don't have a major panic attack between now and then. I'm trying really hard to stay calm about the whole thing, but it needs doing. This is who I am, and I'm not going to lie to them and hide it or hide my relationship with my girl from them. That's just not an option.
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