So, I'm gonna have to give some background on this....
As [hopefully] all you know, I'm asexual. I came to this conclusion somewhere between late March and early April. I've told my friends and my siblings, but, in the case of my parents, I'm still closeted.
I probably sound like a brat hehe. I know, asexual isn't even that hard to come out as. You literally just have to say "Hey parents/parent/legal guardian, I don't want to have sex with people." Like, that's it.
My little problem, though....
My mom is literally obsessed with the idea of me and my sisters having kids. I'm not exaggerating. She used being pregnant as an excuse for me to get over my fear of needles. "I loved being pregnant it was only second to my wedding day you'll love it too I can't wait for you to be pregnant Hailey-"
That happens a lot. And, for almost 2 months, I've been trying to work up courage to tell her "Hey guess what I'm never going to have biological kids sorry".
I made a deal with my friend. On the Asexual celebration day, I'd tell my mom. That's today. June 6. And I've intended to keep that deal.
Another problem.
I've been doing some research on things like bisexuality and pansexuality because I thought I maybe fell into either of those categories. After about 3 hours on non-stop research, I believe that I'm a demiromantic, omnisexual, non-libidoist asexual. Basically, I have no sexual attraction to anyone and only form romantic relationships with people I befriended first, though it could be anyone of any gender/sexuality, but mostly men (probably. I've only had 2 crushes before).
My mom and grandma often talk about this kind of stuff, but in a more "Leviticus 26" way or whatever the Bible passage is. I've heard them talk about trans people and LGBTQIA+ people not deserving rights and that they're going to hell and all that stuff you hear from protesters. And they have no idea yet.
I need help. How do I tell my parents? Every time I start thinking about what I'm going to say to them I start crying out of anxiety. I genuinely don't know how to approach them.
If you guys have come out to your parents/legal guardians, please tell me how you did it. I need some idea of how to do this without me panicking.
Thank you for all your help. I love you all!
-Hailey
