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hopefuldreamer334
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LGBTQ+ / MOGII Support / by hopefuldreamer334
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 March 2nd, 2025
...See more Today I told my stepmom that my “friend” who I’m going on vacation with next month is actually my boyfriend. It all happened so fast and I’m regretting my decision to tell her but I guess it had to come out someday. My family already knows I’m bisexual and they’re honestly not the most accepting people around. They have said pretty offensive things in the past but they know not to say it around me now since I live with them. It all came up because I told her I was going on vacation next month for my spring break. I was telling her how I secured a cheap cruise and a cheap Airbnb since I’m on a budget cause I’m a student. She was telling me how that’s nice and that it’s worth it to go. Then she asked if I was going with my friend, because she knew I went with him on my last vacation. I told her yes and then, I don’t know why it just came out, I said “he’s actually my boyfriend, but he used to be my friend.” Her response was a high pitched “mhmm” like acknowledging it and then she turned around and didn’t say anything else. It got super awkward silent so I left. I had stood there for about two minutes after finishing the dishes like I had been and then I left because I really expected her to say something else and she just didn’t. Maybe she was in shock? I don’t know. But it definitely didn't seem like the reaction I was hoping for. My mom already knows about him and she’s been supportive about it at least to my face, I don’t know what she’s said behind my back. But my dad and stepmom didn’t know at all. What sucks is that she’s met him at my last birthday party and my dad and her suspected we were more than friends. They asked my sister if she knew anything and she denied it because she knew I wasn’t ready to tell them. However they had their suspicions and my sister told me that but also said they don’t care at the end of the day. I don’t know how to feel, I guess I just felt very emotional about it because of her reaction, or lack of one. I guess it just hurts.
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20 & Over / by hopefuldreamer334
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 October 20th, 2025
...See more Life has been a rollercoaster lately. I just got scary news health wise and have to just wait and see if I have a potentially life changing diagnosis. I’m grateful that medicine is as advanced as it is nowadays that we can get the help we need but it’s still scary because it has many limitations. I just hope it’s nothing bad and it’s just a scare. The new year is filled with many changes for me and although I am grateful and excited, I am also scared and nervous that it’ll be too much for me to handle. I have always had doubts about my capabilities but every day I am a little more confident in myself. I guess time will tell. Life has improved a lot in the past couple of years and I think it will improve even more. Don’t let others dictate how you should live your life. Do what is best for you. I am hopeful everything will get better.
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20 & Over / by hopefuldreamer334
Last post
 December 30th, 2024
...See more I am tired. I’m just tired of always having to second guess what my family thinks of me. I live with them because I’m working on my future by studying and I can’t afford to live by myself. But I constantly struggle not knowing if they’re judging me or not. I guess it shouldn’t matter right? I’m an adult. But living with them makes it hard not to care. I long for their acceptance and it’s always falling short. I just feel distant from them. But it’s not my fault. I didn’t create the toxic environment in my home, they did. I wish I could move out. I want to have a relationship with them still but not live under the same roof. I can’t wait for the day that I can afford that. Sometimes life feels exhausting. Just an issue right after the other. I just need to vent so I don’t keep it in. My partner also struggles with family issues and honestly even worse ones. I am just exhausted of how draining everything has been lately. People cause unnecessary drama where there shouldn’t be any. Making people around them have a harder time than necessary. I just want things to get better but as long as I live under that roof it’s gonna be this way. I guess I just have to focus on myself and getting ahead.
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