I had a lot of thoughts this past week about my parents and the processing that they must have gone through when I came out. Their experience wasn't something I really thought about at the time as I was incredibly focused on my own pain, hurt and anger. Ideally, queer people wouldn't even have to "come out" but here we are in reality and most people aren't able to just accept the news and move on with life, especially those that are closest to us.  As you come out and try to practice the same sort of compassion towards others that you expect from them. They are also trying to navigate something completely new and a little compassion goes a long way. I personally, went through a phase of grieving the future that I thought I would have. I needed time for that. So did the people that were closest to me. 

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