Hi all. I am an adult non-binary person. I plan on coming out to both of my parents individually soon (they are separated) and would really love to hear some stories of people who have done this before. I am in a situation where I think one parent will be accepting and one will not. Hope you are all well ♥
Coming out to your parents is so challenging, regardless of whether you think they’ll be supportive. My folks were both very unsupportive, and I’ve come out to them twice now (gay, then trans) neither time going well.
Both times I was glad I did it, because at least they knew where I was at. I ended up going no-contact with them for a few years before they had some serious health scares that made me have a relationship again. They’re in complete denial about it and misgender me, which i don’t enjoy, but I know they know better at least?
I think I may have just trauma dumped instead of actually offering any helpful advice, but my overarching point is that regardless of how it goes you’ll probably feel better knowing that the truth is out there. Feeling like you’re in two realities is so disorienting.
Trauma dumping is totally fine here. I think you are right about the struggles with living in two realities and just wanting the truth to be out there. I’m sorry that your parents have been completely un-supportive. Believe it or not this was helpful. Thank you for sharing ♥