WARNING: Shit is getting real for a second.

I was reading something today. It was on dailybooth. It was a blurb about someone coming out to their parents.

And it was disgusting.

The person’s parents, according to the blurb, cried, cursed at him and were incredibly angry. And asked him to pretend he’d never told them for the time being so that they could digest it. And then the next day they acted like nothing had happened the night before.

And all of the comments were “Glad to hear it went well! I’m happy for you”

And he was happy that his parents didn’t “freak out as much as other parents might have.”

And that’s disgusting. It’s disgusting that someone should have to be happy that they didn’t get beat. That their parents were only MILDLY disgusted with them. I felt like I was taking crazy pills writing out my comment “I’m sorry that they took it that way =/” as I read the countless other comments saying “Good for you! I’m glad you finally did it =] And I’m glad it went well!”

That’s not what going well is. That’s not even a little bit going well.

That’s awful. It’s awful and it’s wrong. And I wish that some people would be able to feel what it’s like to really have a good coming out story. One where you don’t even need to say anything. One where they just know that you’re gay and nothing needs to be said. And you’re never made to feel uncomfortable about it. And you’re never meant to feel like they should have taken it worse than they did.

People deserve parents that actually love them unconditionally. Key word, unconditionally. Without break. Without time to think about it. Without ever believing for a second that your sexual orientation could alter their view of you or change their love for you.

I have a mother who was borderline abusive, both physically and mentally, and she still had enough sense to accept that part of me with open arms.

And it’s sad that other people don’t even have that.

-The Gay.

P.S. This is not saying not to be thankful. Yes, there are worse situations. I’m just saying that it’s awful that this is considered “good.” Because it really, really is not okay.