Story #306

When I came out I was 16 on the last day of school (my parents are teachers) and I had been debating for so long how and when to tell them. I felt like I just had to get that weight off me and the adrenaline of the last day of school was with me, so I texted them on my way to my friend’s house. It said, “With [my friend] and going to her house, I’m gay, not a big deal just more info about me.” I didn’t see them until later that evening and it was weird; they weren’t accepting, but they weren’t mad, just caught by a huge surprise and in shock. I don’t regret texting even though it’s kind of bad, but I never would have been able to do it any other way, I think (I may have changed the timing).