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| koalalady (profile) wrote, on 1-19-2023 at 6:15am | |
| Y'all. In case anyone could use a chuckle today, I finally told my super conservative, deeply Christian fundamentalist mother that I'm bisexual, and this is how it went: Me: S and I just bought our tickets to go to Australia this summer! June 23rd - July 15th. We’re really excited. And, I’m flying out to Portland in March to see my friend T’s piano recital. Mom: Oh? Is that something that you really want to do? Me: Um. Do you think I’d be going out there if I didn’t want to? Mom: Well, I mean. He’s…he’s gay, isn’t he? Me: …Yes. He’s gay… Mom: Isn’t there anyone else from that music studio that you’re still connected with? Me: T is one of my closest friends. I gotta say, your response here is sounding pretty homophobic. Mom: Yeah. I guess I am homophobic. Me: Mom, I’m bisexual. Mom: Oh, I know. Me: …Wait. You do? Mom: Yes! Wait. What does bisexual mean?? Me: It means I’m attracted to men and women. Mom: WHAT! Since when? Me: I came out when I was nineteen. Mom: You came out when you were nineteen?? Me: Yeah. To my friends. Not to my family. Proceeds to ask a ton of invasive and insensitive questions, including but not limited to: - Since when did you have sexual relations with a woman?? - Does S know??? What does he think???? - How dare you dishonour the sanctity of your marriage! Sleeping around with other women! - Have you tried praying about it? *my personal favourite* - Just because your boss is a lesbian doesn't mean you have to be. Bonus: She started telling me about a roommate she had at Hope College who was a lesbian and “came on” to her, which made her deeply uncomfortable. She was actually spending a semester in Philadelphia when this happened. She went on to have an amazing encounter with God and the Holy Spirit during that trip, so it wasn’t a total loss! Told S about it afterwards - he said, what did she think bisexual means? I said I had no idea. He said maybe she thought I meant “bride-sexual” - saving myself for marriage to a heterosexual man, baybeeee! LMAO |
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godessalthena | 01-20-23 9:44am dn that's awful but also pretty funny. hopefully your mom can overcome her mental barriers |
koalalady | Re: , 01-20-23 10:34pm Thanks!! <3 I hope she does someday too, but for now she has no power whatsoever in my life, so it's whatever. |