Coming out can be terribly scary, but most do find their families to be much more resilient than perceived. I am a female who remembers being attracted to females from an extremely early age before I knew what attraction was. I made sense of it at thirteen, which unfortunately in a bullying incident at school I spilled the beans, and out of fear of my small town, I went straight home and told my mom I was bi. At the time was my thought. She didn't accept it until I was around 21 or so. Her reaction made me afraid to tell my dad. I told him at 17, when my first love broke my heart. I didn't know how to breathe without her. He said he'd known all my life and was waiting for me to tell him.

I identified as lesbian from 15 to 25, with a fleeting teetering moment in college around 19. For the last year or so, I've struggled with the idea that I may be more bisexual than I used to think.

Point is, only you know what feels right for you, and no matter how your parents react, you will feel better in the end for not living a lie. Good luck and best wishes!