#45: Acceptance
There is no right way of coming out to your family and friends. Everyone’s experience is valid and their own, above anything else. Sometimes people try and make others feel like their coming-out stories aren’t as relevant if they have or don’t have certain aspects of a typical story. Well, everyone deserves to feel validated in their own way and in their own time.
It is such a hard thing that for many people, coming out to their family and friends means that they have to ask for acceptance. Even though this person seems to be feeling more validated after they had initially told just their parents, it isn’t easy knowing that they have hard feelings. Like anything, you just have to look on the bright side and this person has a lot to be thankful for!