I Have Issues With My Mother
I love my mom, and always will, but I will simply never forget the things she’s put me through.
I didn’t talk to my mom for 5 years, she made me leave the house at 16, after she found out I was gay. I knew my parents were homophobic, but never in 100 years did I ever think they’d really throw me out. But it happened, over the course of the first year, I stayed with friends and their family.
And I am shocked, because you have no idea how many people, that I didn’t speak to, that I didn’t really have a connection with offered me a place to stay. And it makes me go to this conclusion, you will find support from very unexpected places and very unexpected people, and I am forever grateful for those people, who helped me in my darkest times.
About a year later, I went to live with my aunt. And let me tell you, that woman will always be in my heart, the mother that my mother refused to be. If it weren’t for her, I’d probably be dead somewhere.
When I reached the age of 18 I stayed with her a few more months as I tried to look for apartments, and I got ready to leave for college..
I am now, 21, and in college studying to become a photographer, my aunt comes to visit weekly, and if not, I visit her. I now have a girlfriend, and so many supportive people around me, who couldn’t give a damn about who I am attracted to, and it is the people like them to truly give me hope.
And my mother, we haven’t really talked face to face in years, but she’s called over the years, answering this month she called to say “Happy pride.”
That for me, was a huge surprise, and I don’t know if it was genuine, but I’m assuming it was, and I hope, that one day, maybe, we’ll be able to see each other again.
I didn’t talk to my mom for 5 years, she made me leave the house at 16, after she found out I was gay. I knew my parents were homophobic, but never in 100 years did I ever think they’d really throw me out. But it happened, over the course of the first year, I stayed with friends and their family.
And I am shocked, because you have no idea how many people, that I didn’t speak to, that I didn’t really have a connection with offered me a place to stay. And it makes me go to this conclusion, you will find support from very unexpected places and very unexpected people, and I am forever grateful for those people, who helped me in my darkest times.
About a year later, I went to live with my aunt. And let me tell you, that woman will always be in my heart, the mother that my mother refused to be. If it weren’t for her, I’d probably be dead somewhere.
When I reached the age of 18 I stayed with her a few more months as I tried to look for apartments, and I got ready to leave for college..
I am now, 21, and in college studying to become a photographer, my aunt comes to visit weekly, and if not, I visit her. I now have a girlfriend, and so many supportive people around me, who couldn’t give a damn about who I am attracted to, and it is the people like them to truly give me hope.
And my mother, we haven’t really talked face to face in years, but she’s called over the years, answering this month she called to say “Happy pride.”
That for me, was a huge surprise, and I don’t know if it was genuine, but I’m assuming it was, and I hope, that one day, maybe, we’ll be able to see each other again.
