I told my parents tonite... so NOT what I expected!

[kalina]

Most important, they asked what they could do to help.

I love stories like this. It seems that there are accepting parents in the world, but... and this is a big but... every girl I've met who has ever encountered people who ask what they could do to help has always met with some kind of resistance from the very source who tried to help, be it from family, friends, or their workplace. Especially in a workplace, your manager might be asking you that just to do damage control to make sure he doesn't get in trouble with some policy. With friends, depending on the extent of your friendship, you will likely lose some friends, even the ones who claimed to be close to you. With parents, it should be different. They're you're blood, but I've seen bad things happen, too. Words from your parents might come out through another relative's mouth.

I hope your story ends up different than these cases. When we find certain souls appearing to be accepting at first, we later find out they really didn't accept us. I hate when that happens, but it does and more often than not.

[Ms Jessica]

That's great!  Congratulations!

[Rebeestef]

That is so wonderful. Congratulations on finding the courage to tell all. I have yet to do so with my parents. I tell myself that I don't want to hurt anybody, but I really just don't want to be rejected.
Congrats!

[Ms Jessica]

I tell myself that I don't want to hurt anybody, but I really just don't want to be rejected.

Not to hijack, but yes.  My parents handled everything very badly, and I've been, well, rejected.  It sucks. 
Big time. 

[ArleneTgirl]

Unfortunately, rejection is all to common, both by parents, family, and friends.  I have been fortunate enough to be accepted by my family, not so with "old" friends, but the new friendships I have made have been priceless.

[Ms Jessica]

Unfortunately, rejection is all to common, both by parents, family, and friends.  I have been fortunate enough to be accepted by my family, not so with "old" friends, but the new friendships I have made have been priceless.

Very true.  And I'm in the exact opposite position than you.  Most of my friends have been very good to me.  My family has been horrendous. 

[aisha]

love

no matter what, you are always accepted into the family of all things, because we all are related, we all come from the same place, mother earth, and she is looking out for all of us, she see's our problems and we've just got to keep growing and loving, everything is sacred, and though there are blockages sometimes, all in all what goes on flows on, surrender to the flow of love is all you can do.

love is everything, and love is the only thing