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Coming out day story...inspired by EC folks!

Discussion in 'LGBT Later in Life' started by Shadowsylke, Oct 11, 2015.

  1. Shadowsylke

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    After reading all these coming out stories here, I was inspired...

    I am already out to pretty much everyone in my life...I kind of busted out of the closet in dramatic fashion when I left my hetero marriage for a woman. My family is in various levels of denial/acceptance.

    Except for one person. My mother made me promise to never tell my 98 yr old grandmother...she said it would kill her. So, although gammie knows I am no longer with my husband, she doesn't know about my girlfriend (now wife).

    I have had a hard time with this, as every time I see her, she asks me if I've met a "nice man" yet. It is so hard, and I feel like I am lying to her, which, I kind of am.

    So I decided no more. I decided that I don't want to hide who I am from her any longer. I decided that I have to risk breaking her heart and tell her the truth. So I told her that I had met someone who makes me happy, and it is not a man.

    She just looked at me and said, "good for you, honey. Is she hot?"

    Oh, gammie. You made my day! :grin:
     
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    That is awesome.
     
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    Oh wow! Awesome!
     
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    That's so wonderful.
     
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    Ummm. I love this.
     
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    Oh YEAH! :icon_bigg
     
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    Hahaha, that's brilliant! Congrats!!

    It's funny how people can surprise you like that - some of the people I expected to take it the worst were actually the most supportive (also vice versa, unfortunately).
     
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    That's literally the greatest reaction ever! :grin: <3
     
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    R U F&^%ing kidding me. 98 and "is she hot?"
     
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    I know, right? I nearly spit out my coffee. My gammie is the coolest person in my family, by far!
     
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    That's the best!! Congrats :slight_smile:!!!
     
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    That is soo awesome!
     
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    So awesome, put tears in my eyes.. Your grandma is so hip!
     
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    That's awesome and really cute and hilarious, you're gammie is so cool. Good for you and for her and it's awesome that you had the courage to do that:slight_smile::slight_smile::slight_smile:<3
     
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    AWEEEESSSOOOMMMEEE!! Grams is the da beast of the fam! :wink:
     
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    Best. Grandmother. Ever.
     
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    you have an awesome grandmother!
     
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    Your gammie is the best. This story made my day!
     
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    this is the best reaction yet!! :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    BEST. GRANDMOTHER. EVER. This is amazing :slight_smile: