mrskaaay replied to your post: yesterday i had kids stay for tutoring and, unless...
That is amazing! The idea of that happening to me is pretty terrifying and I’ve known I was bi since I was 14. I’m so closeted at work because parent drama terrifies me
Last year I was terrified someone was going to find out and it was going to be this big deal but this year I’ve been a lot more comfortable with myself. A lot of my coworkers know now and there hasn’t been any pushback at all. And I think just letting the kids figure it out on their own organically has been a lot better than me standing in the front and telling everyone.
And since my family won’t be accepting (which is why I haven’t come out to them), it makes me feel really good to be that loved and accepted by my students. I’m supposed to provide them a safe space, but they’re also providing me with one.
But I really wrestled with it last year. I think what pushed me over into the “be more proud” corner is that I want to normalize it and let my kids see it as normal. And I can deal with homophobic parents. To me, those seem easier than the parents who disbelieve everything you tell them about their “little angel.”
