I Told My Dad I'm an Atheist Last Night
10 years ago
I wasn't even planning on it. We were just out to dinner, waiting on our order, and out of nowhere, he looks up from his phone and asks, "Do you believe in God?". I told him, "no" without even thinking. As soon as I said that, I realized what I've done, but thankfully, he wasn't outraged or anything. He has doubts about religion too, so we discussed them. I told him about Pascal's Wager, The God Delusion, and the typical arguments. We didn't argue at all, even. We just told our own view points of it all, and he told me he doesn't exactly believe there is a god, but there's an afterlife. He told me anecdotal stuff, like his father (my grandfather) taking his last breathes and seeing angels. I just couldn't tell him that I think it was all an hallucination from the lack of oxygen. Besides, I'm not one to argue over one's view points. I tend to be respectful of people's beliefs.
I'm glad he asked though, because that's one less thing I have to worry about telling him. I still have to come out of the closet, but one thing at a time.
I'm glad he asked though, because that's one less thing I have to worry about telling him. I still have to come out of the closet, but one thing at a time.
NOW, your parents, since you live in the shitty Bible belt (ugh, bible belt, I even hate saying that word, lol), it's a crapshoot coming out as gay. Just because your father understands your beliefs doesn't mean he'll understand your attractions. Only you know your father and whether he can handle the truth or not.
Dad doesn't mind homosexuals, it's mom that finds them disgusting and gross. But my mom is rather crazy...Even still, it's a hard thing to come out. When do I tell them? What if they ask questions I don't know the answers to? How would I even go about it?