While growing up, my migrant parents loved to comment on this and say how an Anglo Saxxon family would have kicked me out when I turned 18. Meanwhile they kicked me out of home at 14 for being gay.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bro, you should have just gone to church, married a girl you met there, have a family, and do the whole gay thing on the side like all the Republican politicians do when they hit up the RNC convention. Grindr literally crashed from all the activity in Milwaukee when the convention started there :>

[–] solomon42069 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's a joke but I often wonder if this was why my dad was so upset by my coming out. I don't think he's even likely to be gay, but I think that unexplored question in his mind is a black hole now.

[–] radicalautonomy 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's wild the kinds of shit that run genetically in a family. And I'm not just talking about stuff like alcoholism, which my family has in spades. My two teenage kids and I are each left-handed, non-binary, and autistic.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Had me in the first half not gonna lie. Sorry to hear that though, I hope you're doing better now

[–] solomon42069 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you! Definitely living the dream now 22 years later. Got a husband, two dogs, a cat and my own business.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

That sounds enviable, I wish you all the best

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Anglo Saxxons do be like that, which is why I'm proud of my Iceni heritage.

^(/s)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Big shout out to your girl Boudicca… nuff respect.

[–] Maggoty 5 points 2 months ago

Oof, that sucks. I hope things are better now.