I came out to my mom!

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MsEmotional

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I am just so excited! I feel so happy and content to finally be honest with my closest family. She had lots of questions and it was interesting to hear them because at this point I am so far removed from the concerns that she has. It made it hard to answer those questions and address those concerns without just saying "that's a non-issue" but I tried to address them in a really positive and "that's a good point. I worried about that at first too..." kind of way so that I didn't come off as dismissive.

I talked to my sister again after I came out to my mom and that was good. My sister was the first person I had told and she had reacted poorly. She'd been trying to be supportive but I could tell that it was practically killing her to do so, so I had avoided talking to her about any of it. I told my mom to help take the pressure off of her and I think it really helped. Now she doesn't feel burdened with the secret.

I don't plan on coming out to my dad. I think that would be an awkward conversation. I told my mom that she could talk to my dad about it, though, and then we'll sort of take it from there.

I just feel so content!
 
Congratulations!! It sounds like that conversation went really well--I'm so happy for you! Getting things out in the open can feel like such a relief sometimes.:)
 
It got even better! My sister and my mom met Ponytail today! And everyone got along!
 
It is really great if you can come out to your closest family. It makes life easier and happier. You can share all those small happy moments with them. No more hush hush. :)

I'm glad they all got along. :)
 
Congrats, MsEmotional. :D
 
It is so relieving to finally come out, when I came out I could not stop smiling for days!
 
That is so nice. My Mom would never understand, in fact, I haven't talked to her in months.. My sister didn't understand, and sort of disowned me.

My Gf's family is nice and accepts me.
 
Yay! It took my extended family about a year to adjust to the idea that I have two husbands, and they still seem weird whenever I bring up dating others beyond my V. I don't hide any part of my life though - this is me! I am glad that so far things are positive for you. :)
 
COngratulations!!!!!

I'm glad it went well! My sister and my mom both know and my sister is and has always been 100% supportive of me. She's always known I was different, wasn't shocked at all to hear I was bisexual polyamorous and she's pretty open minded in general. My mom is trying - her conservative catholic upbringing is getting in her way of being completely open, but she listens and tries and she expresses she just struggles with the concept period. She worries about the effect on my kids, and I'm like, yeah people didn't think kids would be 'ok' with gay couples either and that was totally bunk. Kids just need love. But we're getting there.

Hoping eventually that everyone in my life knows, loves me, and accepts me. In the end I don't want to lie and if someone can't see that my choices are my own and belong to me, that's their issue.

But we aren't there yet.
 
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