My coming out story - a funny yet shameful (?) anecdote
OK Pride Month is over but let me tell you my COMING OUT STORY.
I'm pansexual. I've known that since I was 13ish. My first relationship ever was with a woman (I'm AFAB) at 16. She was a classmate and I was crushing on her SO BAD I didn't freaking believe my luck when I realised she was flirting with me.
For a bit of a background, my parents have always been pro-love and open-minded, but I did try to come out to my dad when I was 14 and it went... meh? Basically my dad told me I was too young to know who I was attracted to, and that he wanted grandchildren (??????? lol never wanted any but ok). So I kind of forgot all about my sexual identity until I was like 15 and started telling my lesbian friend "oh if I was attracted to women I'd definitely be into this lady but well too bad haha hahaha ha". So yeah, coming out a second time wasn't gonna be easy.
Anyway. I go out with this girl ; let's call her Jenny. We've been going steady for like, 4 weeks (lol). It's HALLOWEEN. She invites me at her place. Her parents aren't home. Well, she knew it, I knew it, we were going to SMASH. (spoiler: we did smash, it went great)
Anyway, a few week after the fateful night, I decide to come out to my parents.
I'm stressed OUT. I'm 16. My parents are difficult conversations-avoidant (meaning they'll yell whenever but will never sit down with you to have an actual talk about issues, unless someone died). I sit them down, inform them I have something important to tell them. And it goes like this:
Me: Do you remember my friend Jenny? She came at my birthday last week?
My parents: yeah?
(I'm nauseous, my heart is beating so quickly it's almost flying out of my mouth at this point)
Me: Well, she's not my friend. She's my girlfriend. We're going out.
Mom : Oh, I knew it.
(cue my dad and I turning our head around at the exact same time to look at her)
Dad and me: ???????????? how???????????????????????????
(malicious smile on my mother's face)
Mom : Well, for Halloween, you went to her place to """watch a movie""".
(ok alright)
There were only the two of you.
(I see what you mean there)
Oh, and the day before, you waxxed your legs for THREE WHILE HOURS.
Yeah.
Cut to me crying of relief and my parents hugging me.
so yeah. not only did my mom figure out I had a girlfriend, she also knows when I lost my virginity.
(we've never talked about it again)




















