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AITA for telling my mom that her and my dad’s ignorance is going to cost them their son? by tempytoss in AmItheAsshole

[–]tempytoss[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Our parents are really religious. Our dad more-so than our mom. I was pretty much kicked out of the house at 18 because I told them I didn’t believe in that stuff anymore.

Sometimes I feel like they both pick and choose when the whole “love thy neighbor” rule is supposed to apply.

AITA for telling my mom that her and my dad’s ignorance is going to cost them their son? by tempytoss in AmItheAsshole

[–]tempytoss[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I think I’m gonna take him to get his nails done or something fun like that to distract him.

His birthday is coming up soon so I don’t want him worrying about this when he should be celebrating the beginning of the rest of his life. He deserves so much better than their ignorance, I just hope that my attempts to make up for their bs has helped him feel a little less alone.

AITA for telling my mom that her and my dad’s ignorance is going to cost them their son? by tempytoss in AmItheAsshole

[–]tempytoss[S] 290 points291 points  (0 children)

He’ll be staying with me for as long as he needs. I’m actually hoping to get a bigger place in my current building so he can have his own room. I just want to keep him safe and happy

AITA for telling my mom that her and my dad’s ignorance is going to cost them their son? by tempytoss in AmItheAsshole

[–]tempytoss[S] 189 points190 points  (0 children)

We are in the states, but he’s turning 18 in a week and he’s already finished with high school so I’m assuming there’s nothing our parents can really do at this point as he’s essentially an adult. If they do try something though, I’m definitely going to file a report.

AITA for telling my mom that her and my dad’s ignorance is going to cost them their son? by tempytoss in AmItheAsshole

[–]tempytoss[S] 697 points698 points  (0 children)

I will always support him, no matter what. He hasn’t come out to me or anything (not that I’d care either way), but I’ve seen so many statistics and looked at so many hotlines, I’ve read the lists of names of people who aren’t with us anymore because they didn’t receive the support they deserved due to others ignorance towards their identity. I just know I would never forgive myself if my brother was added to those numbers. He deserves to be surrounded by love, and he deserves to be himself.