To not get pissed off at my mom you have to understand that she is socially awkward and does not know the appropriate time for a joke or the kind of joke you should make. I think I take after her in that area but I am a bit better at delivering my jokes to not make them seem so heartless. Anyways, I came out to my family last week and my mom was very chill about it, asked the right questions and then we joked around a little bit about how my brother always wanted a little brother (yes good joke and good timing) and reassured me that she still loves me and sort of understands. But then the other day I was talking to her and she tells me I need to pray (that's her answer for everything) so I tell her I have and that I'm also seeing a therapist. Then she responds "jokingly" well you should see if he can hypnotize you to make you better, you know like how they get smokers to quit smoking.... just kidding" (bad joke mom). I, of course, then veered the subject to actually talking about a groupon I saw for hypnotizing to help you lose weight and turned it away from me. It really bothered me when she said that and then my fiancee reminded me how unfiltered and awkward my mom can get and sometimes she just doesn't realize what is appropriate and what isn't. Plus it will take a little bit for her to fully be okay with everything.
On the super plus side, despite her narrow minded brother-in-law, my sister is being completely awesome about it and even said "yes sir" to me the other day. My dad also told me he still loves me no matter what and that I'll always be his baby (but did not say baby girl so I took that as a win). My brother... well his main focus was if I was getting a penis or not and how that works, go figure.
