Post by saredith12 on Jun 13, 2016 2:17:18 GMT
I'm a very go with the flow kind of person. I have been my entire life. But when I started looking at a girl in church the same way I had previously looked at boys, I was blinded as to what I knew of myself. Where did it come from? How did it start? We were close friends, and over the 6 months I started to get to know her more, the more the feelings of affection began. Naturally, I went to my best friend to talk this out. When I finally dropped "I think I like a girl" after she asked what had me so captivated recently on the phone, she hung up. I tried everything I could to talk to her again but she blocked me on everything. It hurt. I was scared, terrified actually. My mom was the next person for me to go to but she laughed it off as a joke, not believing I was serious. "You like girls? Please..." That line stuck in my head for weeks. I didn't want to believe I was hurting others I cared about, or even was a disappointment to my mother, just because I was unsure of who I liked. Time went on and I couldn't take it. I was alone and uncertain of what to do. Then she came, the girl I caught the feelings for, came to me to help and I ended up confessing why I had been so distant and struggling in the past few days. Turns out, I wasn't alone, but had those feelings shared in return.
Ever since that day I've been a proud member of the pride community and not afraid to share it. That conversation with her made me realize I'm no different that I was dating boys, if anything I'm happier (no offense guys). And it's because of that fact that I changed my best friend's perspective on the LGBT community because she realized it too. My mom tried to laugh it off for years, and still isn't the greatest at dealing with somethings. In fact, it took her until the past 2 months to even called my partners my girlfriend. And even though relationships come and go, I'm proud to finally feel free and take pride in who I am and what I like. And to me, that's all it takes to be happy, regardless of what you're into and whether or not someone agrees. You do you, and do it happily.
Ever since that day I've been a proud member of the pride community and not afraid to share it. That conversation with her made me realize I'm no different that I was dating boys, if anything I'm happier (no offense guys). And it's because of that fact that I changed my best friend's perspective on the LGBT community because she realized it too. My mom tried to laugh it off for years, and still isn't the greatest at dealing with somethings. In fact, it took her until the past 2 months to even called my partners my girlfriend. And even though relationships come and go, I'm proud to finally feel free and take pride in who I am and what I like. And to me, that's all it takes to be happy, regardless of what you're into and whether or not someone agrees. You do you, and do it happily.