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I want to quit, with my parents I mean. I just can't...I wish I had my degree and was secure that my parents would help my grandma when she needed it so I could move out. I wish I had the ability to speak my mind around them.
I mean I don't even see the man for over a week because of his being away on business. The first time I see him is at a family birthday party for my brother. We play cards, it's cool. Then he makes this bigotted joke. My cousin and I are talking about something and gay guys just happened to come up...she said it not me, I didn't even bring anything gay up and he comments that gay men aren't real men.
I respond my saying yes they are.
He tells me that in his book they aren't.
I mean I know I'm not a man, but hello gay here. Oh and my brother who happened to be sitting right next to him when he said it, bisexual.
I couldn't start an arguement infront of the whole family so I left, I had to come to my Grandma's and get the books I'd picked up for the kids anyway. I go back to give the kids the books I'd bought them and everyone is looking at my cousin's flute as they talk about the modifications she's going to have done to it. She said she can't wait till it's done so she can show one of her guy friends. She says she plans on teasing him for quitting. She got indignant and said he quit playing the flute cause all the other guys were teasing him that he was gay. Which we both agreed was stupid in front of the parents. My father didn't say anything.
Then also when my brother reveiled that he'd tried on this shirt and he was making fun of the way it looked on him. Everything thought it was funny till they found out it was a girls shirt. My mom flipped in a covering her ears and making nonsense noises so she wouldn't have to hear.
I just, I don't get it. They raised us to be open-minded and to respect other peoples way of life.Hell they both watch Queer Eye all the time. If I have to hear what Carson would say one more time from my Dad I think I'll scream, and then at the same time they do and say the most bigotted things. When did I fall down the rabbit hole?
I mean I don't even see the man for over a week because of his being away on business. The first time I see him is at a family birthday party for my brother. We play cards, it's cool. Then he makes this bigotted joke. My cousin and I are talking about something and gay guys just happened to come up...she said it not me, I didn't even bring anything gay up and he comments that gay men aren't real men.
I respond my saying yes they are.
He tells me that in his book they aren't.
I mean I know I'm not a man, but hello gay here. Oh and my brother who happened to be sitting right next to him when he said it, bisexual.
I couldn't start an arguement infront of the whole family so I left, I had to come to my Grandma's and get the books I'd picked up for the kids anyway. I go back to give the kids the books I'd bought them and everyone is looking at my cousin's flute as they talk about the modifications she's going to have done to it. She said she can't wait till it's done so she can show one of her guy friends. She says she plans on teasing him for quitting. She got indignant and said he quit playing the flute cause all the other guys were teasing him that he was gay. Which we both agreed was stupid in front of the parents. My father didn't say anything.
Then also when my brother reveiled that he'd tried on this shirt and he was making fun of the way it looked on him. Everything thought it was funny till they found out it was a girls shirt. My mom flipped in a covering her ears and making nonsense noises so she wouldn't have to hear.
I just, I don't get it. They raised us to be open-minded and to respect other peoples way of life.Hell they both watch Queer Eye all the time. If I have to hear what Carson would say one more time from my Dad I think I'll scream, and then at the same time they do and say the most bigotted things. When did I fall down the rabbit hole?