Came out to my brother

[Jace]

I came out to my super conservative brother the other night and thank god it went ok. In fact it went a lot better than I expected? He was basically like well duh I'm not an idiot. He still wants me to talk to our pastor but seems to be ok with it. I think he just realizes that he can't change my mind.

It was a good talk. We had been talking about his feelings and stuff because recently he started seeing a therapist and stuff. I'm trying to convince him to start the anti-depressants he got from the doctor as he's been clinically depressed for years now. Basically the night was a huge cry fest. He's going to be there when I talk to my parents(tonight hopefully) and so far I'm just predicting a lot of crying.

I came home for spring break to deal with my issues but instead I've been talking to my parents about my brother's. I'm just like? I'm not the most unstable sibling, hoorah. But yeah hopefully things go over as well with my parents as it did with my brother and we can have huge family bonding before I leave.

[Amadeus]

Good luck to you, Jace.  Having at least one supportive family member makes a huge difference.

[Ayden]

I found that coming out to my brothers was the hardest part for me, so congrats on getting that out.

I had the same experience when I chose to come out. The only difference was that I did it when I did to take the pressure off one of my younger brothers. You may be surprised just how helpful having one person in your corner can be. Hopefully you will be able to help your brother and yourself while you are home for the break.

[Jace]

I came home at 9 tonight and my parents were already asleep...so I guess I'll have to wait till Friday when my dad is home again.

Yeah with taking the pressure off I think me coming out now when my parents are stressed about my brother might actually be helpful for both of us? Because my parents won't be able to target all their full energy at either of us. My brother will be able to deal with his stuff without worrying about stressing them and they will still be too stressed with him to be mad at me at all.