THE STORY

It's amazing how much respect I've lost for that man.... my father that is. I pretty much lost all hope in having a stable father-son relationship. And believe me, I did try! But he's so damn conceited... He refuses to listen to me and constantly shoves his religion in my face. That's what I deal with on a daily basis. And I try to be nice, kind, and avoid conflict, but look where it got me. I know one of these days I'm gonna have to confront my parents for the last time. And if someone will end up hurt, it'll probably be me.

It all began on January 2nd, 2008. It was the day that changed my life forever.

That night I had the deepest conversation I've ever had with my cousin. We've always been very close. Of course we've had our ups and downs, but who doesn't? She revealed to me a lot of her secrets; really sad things about what she went and still goes through. And looking back, I don't know if I regret it or not... but I did the unimaginable. I revealed to my cousin that I was... gay.

I guess I felt bad that she had told me all of her secrets and I was hiding mine. She was... maybe not upset... but definitely shocked. She told me that maybe it was a phase or maybe I could turn straight. :\ At least she was cool about it somewhat.

The next night my mother broke out in tears.

TO BE CONTINUED...