LGBT

I had been out to most everyone outside of family since my 18th birthday, a few years after that for the family. I told my brother and sister first. They couldn't have cared less. My parents scoured the internet looking for things that might have been medically wrong with me. While I saw the coping issues coming, I didn't think it would take that strange turn. Regardless, they ignore and don't acknowledge my relationships or even mention that I'm gay. I typically get the, "So you'll be spending the holiday with 'friends' statement."

My philosophy has always been that those who want to be part of my life can be part of my life, but that I'm not going to force anyone to do so. If they don't want to be part of my life, all of my life, then they find themselves increasingly distant as the years go on. At the same time, I continue to try to "normalize" it in their minds, and eventually I'm sure they'll come around to one extent or another. We'll call it a work in progress. Eventually they'll want to see their grandchildren no doubt. Lol.