When I came out it was a few days before Thanksgiving sitting with my parents at the dinner table. My mom immediately told me not to invite any boyfriends over to her house ever and my dad said not to dress up in any costumes. Of course the whole holiday was ruined by the argument but I got a weight off my shoulders and realized that we have a lot of work to do together as a family. I never knew homophobia was a problem for them until I came out and the whole experience was a huge surprise because I thought they would be much more accepting.