My teenaged son told his father and myself that he was gay yesterday. Frankly it didn’t come as a surprise to either of us, but that doesn’t stop me from worrying. It’s real now. We let him know that we’re always here for him if he wants to talk. I’m so happy that he felt comfortable enough to discuss it with us. I’m sure I said all of the wrong things.

We are in a small rural area and it is full of hate and discrimination. I know everyone experiences hardships, but I wish that I could spare him the horrors that he’s going to face. If the kids at school find out his life will be hell, and probably his twin’s as well.