tw // homophobia

rating things my family said when i was outed; a thread

"you have i check this out" - my aunt

5/10
• was the one who outed me
•check WHAT out
•be more specific
•did add extra suspense

"this is disgusting wait till we get to the church" - my mom

7/10
•where's the originality ??
•was fuming
•made me cry even more
•said it with an expressionless face

"youre too young to know whether you like boys OR girls" - my grandmother

9/10
•made me believe she WASNT homophobic until i truly understood what she meant
•not very original but ill take it
•wasnt angry more shocked
•tried to stop me from crying

"you know god wouldnt like this" - my brother

4/10
•heard this before
•nothing new
•added to my christian guilt
•didnt really mean it
•at least he supports me now

"come on jada" - my dad

-10/10
•extremely lackluster just like he is with everything else
•didnt really care but when does he ever ??
•thats literally all he said
•where was the rest of the sentence ??

tw // abuse ??

"what are you so proud of you should have no pride"- my mom again

10/10
•worsed my internalized homophobia
•said it while beating me
•was referencing something i wrote so it really hurt
•made me cry