I took my son to dinner when he was 19. Me: Facebook says you're in a relationship. Him: Yeah (looking everywhere but at me) Me: Who is it? Him (summoning all his courage): Mom... I'm gay. Me: I know. Him: How??? Me: Mom's always know. ***5 years later... text convo with my youngest daughter about the girls on her basketball team: Her: I just don't like hanging out with them. Me: Well, you have much less in common now than you used to. They talk about boys all the time and you aren't interested. Her: Exactly 🤔 Her: Wait... what??? Me: Mom's always know. 🤷♀️
This resonates so much with me. I'm 29 now, about to be 30, and just came to the realization this year that I'm gay. I come from a small white conservative town where it was just never presented as an option. And I also feel like was forward-thinking, but I always just thought well, guys are cute and they were always presented as the natural choice so it just never occurred to me that I might have romantic feelings for women. Now looking back, I see so much of what I missed - for years and years ever since I was a kid, I had female celebrities as idols, images of them hanging on my walls. I've always so so valued my female friendships and have always felt like my relationships with men came up short because they could never emotionally connect the way I wanted them to. Now I'm happily in a relationship with a girl and even though I identify as bi, this relationship is so much richer - I don't think I could ever go back to dating men.
I went on antidepressants just before the quarantine started. For years I had been feeling "numb" I really didn't make connections with anyone and I had lived so many years like that that I saw it as normal. Around July I began to feel different, content I might say and I started to feel intensely again. Well Miley Cyrus does the iHeart Radio Festival and I was floored. It had been years since I felt such strong attraction to someone. Thus I discovered I'm Bi, at the very least, but haven't been able to explore it due to the pandemic. Definitely didn't expect to find out something this big about myself at 27!
That makes me sad. My daughter is not out yet, she is still figuring stuff out/younger, but I am pretty sure. ANY kids going through this should just be loved and supported.
hearing your stories are so validating. I struggle with feeling valid and your stories are so similar to mine and I want to say thank you for just sharing with us. 💙
Both of you did everything with poise and maturity. I’m proud of how you really evaluated your feelings and being able to articulate it to young and old.
Our stories are so similar, it’s scary. I felt like I was listening to myself talk. I appreciate you sharing your story and experience. It’s great when you don’t feel alone.
YES! It is so important to hear stories like our own and I appreciate you reaching out. It’s really comforting to know I’m not the only one who’s been through something like this:) thank you for watching!
Im in the process of bingeing your videos. Yall see very genuine and to be honest you seem like people that have great conversations which can be kinda hard to come by! I move a lot and it can be difficult to find people of that nature. Love your videos up until this point😊👍
I'm so glad you had the courage to be true to yourself. For a woman to love a woman, for a man to love a man, is natural and a blessing -- love is love and the world needs more of it.
Hannah it was lovely how you sat and supported Sadie as she shared the first part of her coming out story. . It was clear she was nervous and she looked to you for reassurance. You have a beautiful relationship . Thank you Sadie for sharing your coming out experience with us. Hugs from the land of Oz 😎🇦🇺
Hannah here- Isn’t it so crazy?? Mom senses... and I’m so sorry your family didn’t take it well. It can be so painful to work through that🙁. Thank you for watching🌈
omg I can definitely relate to Sadie, I convinced myself straight good thing I never ended upto engagement or wedding situation w/ guy after realization of my sexuality, I had also same conversation w/ my mom and she just said I knew you're not straight. YT recommended this to me and grateful I felt not alone.
My story is different. I realised that I had feelings for different genders in my early 20's but I grew up in Austria where there was (up to 2001) a legal protection age. This meant that a male over 19 was allowed to have sex with another male under 18 and could be imprisoned for up to 5 years. Also at that time being gay meant for me exclusively having a same-sex relationship, which wasn't the way I felt. I fell in love and married a woman (dating for over 25 years, married for almost 23 years) and this made me think that I had to define myself as straight and a good ally. In 2014 I received an invitation from my cousin to the wedding of his daughter with a link to the actual invitation video. That way I realised that she was marrying another woman. I immediadely felt that I had to go to this wedding which turned out to be the happiest and most emotional wedding I ever attended. This was the trigger to me thinking why was I so stoked to attend the wedding and that's when I started watching a lot of coming out videos on CZcams. I found out that there are many different forms in the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and that I'm valid with my feeling towards different genders. In May of last year I started coming out to close friends and also the my cousin once removed whose wedding I attended. Such a relief! I haven't told my wife though because I don't want her to get worried that I'd leave her for someone else and it doesn't make any difference in our relationship. I did, however, make hints and I think she might have an inkling about it. Btw. I just subscribed and turned the notification bell on.
Wow Michael. What a story! It’s so interesting how sexual orientation is different for everyone. It totally makes sense that you’d be excited for that wedding. It sounds like a beautiful ceremony and also a great space for you to think more about how you might fit into this community! Thank you so much for sharing and for watching our videos. It’s been the coolest part to hear from everyone! Until next time🌈
🌻🌻🌻❤️❤️❤️just wanna say, you did a great job sadie..really it's not an easy but you have to do it in order to have peace in mind & in heart..well done👍❤️hannah such a great lover,ready to listen ,ya i love looking at you both..love you from phils.🌻🌻🌻
I realized I was gay my sophomore year of high school and I’m a senior now and scared to come out to my parents and family. I was able to mange to come out to some of my close friends. Can’t wait to watch the other coming out video right after this one.
Congratulations on coming out to your friends! It can be so intimidating to tell people, even if they’re *your people.* We wish you luck on coming out to your family if you decide to do so! Either way, you’re awesome and keep on keepin’ on🌈
🌻🌻🌻❤️❤️❤️just wanna say, you did a great job sadie..really it's not an easy but you have to do it in order to have peace in mind & in heart..well done👍❤️hannah such a great lover,ready to listen ,ya i love looking at you both..love you from phils.🌻🌻🌻
Wow thank you for your kind words and understanding. It certainly wasn’t easy but it was for the best. And I have been SO lucky to have Hannah’s love and support 🥰
I took my son to dinner when he was 19.
Me: Facebook says you're in a relationship.
Him: Yeah (looking everywhere but at me)
Me: Who is it?
Him (summoning all his courage): Mom... I'm gay.
Me: I know.
Him: How???
Me: Mom's always know.
***5 years later... text convo with my youngest daughter about the girls on her basketball team:
Her: I just don't like hanging out with them.
Me: Well, you have much less in common now than you used to. They talk about boys all the time and you aren't interested.
Her: Exactly
🤔
Her: Wait... what???
Me: Mom's always know.
🤷♀️
Cool mom 🤗
Well I guess your the same as me U-U
This resonates so much with me. I'm 29 now, about to be 30, and just came to the realization this year that I'm gay. I come from a small white conservative town where it was just never presented as an option. And I also feel like was forward-thinking, but I always just thought well, guys are cute and they were always presented as the natural choice so it just never occurred to me that I might have romantic feelings for women. Now looking back, I see so much of what I missed - for years and years ever since I was a kid, I had female celebrities as idols, images of them hanging on my walls. I've always so so valued my female friendships and have always felt like my relationships with men came up short because they could never emotionally connect the way I wanted them to. Now I'm happily in a relationship with a girl and even though I identify as bi, this relationship is so much richer - I don't think I could ever go back to dating men.
I went on antidepressants just before the quarantine started. For years I had been feeling "numb" I really didn't make connections with anyone and I had lived so many years like that that I saw it as normal.
Around July I began to feel different, content I might say and I started to feel intensely again. Well Miley Cyrus does the iHeart Radio Festival and I was floored. It had been years since I felt such strong attraction to someone.
Thus I discovered I'm Bi, at the very least, but haven't been able to explore it due to the pandemic.
Definitely didn't expect to find out something this big about myself at 27!
It's so true that "moms always know ". However my mom didn't take it well when I did come out and keeps avoiding the fact since.
Hannah here- Oh gosh Ruby I’m sorry that sounds tough. We really hope she comes around. Sending hugs and good vibes your way💕
That makes me sad. My daughter is not out yet, she is still figuring stuff out/younger, but I am pretty sure. ANY kids going through this should just be loved and supported.
Wow, she was going to be the wedding singer (lmao). What a crazy ride. Thank you for sharing. Definitely relate to a lot of small parts of this.
Thanks for sharing your story! It's great to hear different perspectives during this journey!
hearing your stories are so validating. I struggle with feeling valid and your stories are so similar to mine and I want to say thank you for just sharing with us. 💙
Sadie, I really commend you on your honesty, on finding yourself and you bravery.
Both of you did everything with poise and maturity. I’m proud of how you really evaluated your feelings and being able to articulate it to young and old.
How cute. 2 women together has a certain artistic quality to it.
Both of your stories are so fascinating. This could be written into a rom com. So so looking forward to part2. Can’t wait.
Twee thank you! We can’t wait to share!
Our stories are so similar, it’s scary. I felt like I was listening to myself talk. I appreciate you sharing your story and experience. It’s great when you don’t feel alone.
YES! It is so important to hear stories like our own and I appreciate you reaching out. It’s really comforting to know I’m not the only one who’s been through something like this:) thank you for watching!
can't wait for part 2, lovely ladies!
😊😊 So much to share! Thanks for the support!
Love you guys can’t wait for part 2
Thanks Reagan!! 💕
Im in the process of bingeing your videos. Yall see very genuine and to be honest you seem like people that have great conversations which can be kinda hard to come by! I move a lot and it can be difficult to find people of that nature. Love your videos up until this point😊👍
Sarah thank you so much for that compliment! Please let us know if there's anything you'd like us to focus on in a future video! Happy Friday:)
Same ! These two are so dope
I'm so glad you had the courage to be true to yourself. For a woman to love a woman, for a man to love a man, is natural and a blessing -- love is love and the world needs more of it.
We couldn’t agree more Chris- thank you! ☺️☺️
Hannah it was lovely how you sat and supported Sadie as she shared the first part of her coming out story. . It was clear she was nervous and she looked to you for reassurance. You have a beautiful relationship .
Thank you Sadie for sharing your coming out experience with us.
Hugs from the land of Oz 😎🇦🇺
🥰 Thank you! Hannah here- it can be so intimidating to share to just a camera but she did a great job! Hugs back from Washington🌲
It's so true that "mom always know".......that being said my family didn't take it very well......I love this story, so beautiful!
Hannah here- Isn’t it so crazy?? Mom senses... and I’m so sorry your family didn’t take it well. It can be so painful to work through that🙁. Thank you for watching🌈
Sometimes it's hard to experience something and even harder to.explain it so it will be understood the way you feel...well said.
Definitely true💕 thank you for your understanding!
omg I can definitely relate to Sadie, I convinced myself straight good thing I never ended upto engagement or wedding situation w/ guy after realization of my sexuality, I had also same conversation w/ my mom and she just said I knew you're not straight. YT recommended this to me and grateful I felt not alone.
Yes- mom's always always seem to know!! And thank you so much for watching and for commenting. You're not at all alone💕💕
My story is different.
I realised that I had feelings for different genders in my early 20's but I grew up in Austria where there was (up to 2001) a legal protection age. This meant that a male over 19 was allowed to have sex with another male under 18 and could be imprisoned for up to 5 years. Also at that time being gay meant for me exclusively having a same-sex relationship, which wasn't the way I felt.
I fell in love and married a woman (dating for over 25 years, married for almost 23 years) and this made me think that I had to define myself as straight and a good ally.
In 2014 I received an invitation from my cousin to the wedding of his daughter with a link to the actual invitation video. That way I realised that she was marrying another woman. I immediadely felt that I had to go to this wedding which turned out to be the happiest and most emotional wedding I ever attended.
This was the trigger to me thinking why was I so stoked to attend the wedding and that's when I started watching a lot of coming out videos on CZcams. I found out that there are many different forms in the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and that I'm valid with my feeling towards different genders.
In May of last year I started coming out to close friends and also the my cousin once removed whose wedding I attended. Such a relief!
I haven't told my wife though because I don't want her to get worried that I'd leave her for someone else and it doesn't make any difference in our relationship. I did, however, make hints and I think she might have an inkling about it.
Btw. I just subscribed and turned the notification bell on.
Wow Michael. What a story! It’s so interesting how sexual orientation is different for everyone. It totally makes sense that you’d be excited for that wedding. It sounds like a beautiful ceremony and also a great space for you to think more about how you might fit into this community! Thank you so much for sharing and for watching our videos. It’s been the coolest part to hear from everyone! Until next time🌈
looking forward for part 2!!!!!!!
Thanks Coral! We’re excited to share!
🌻🌻🌻❤️❤️❤️just wanna say, you did a great job sadie..really it's not an easy but you have to do it in order to have peace in mind & in heart..well done👍❤️hannah such a great lover,ready to listen ,ya i love looking at you both..love you from phils.🌻🌻🌻
❤Thank you so much for your support!
New fan from 🇿🇦🇿🇦.... You ladies are sweet...
I realized I was gay my sophomore year of high school and I’m a senior now and scared to come out to my parents and family. I was able to mange to come out to some of my close friends. Can’t wait to watch the other coming out video right after this one.
Congratulations on coming out to your friends! It can be so intimidating to tell people, even if they’re *your people.* We wish you luck on coming out to your family if you decide to do so! Either way, you’re awesome and keep on keepin’ on🌈
Awesome!💖 Luv Ya Lotz!💖
Watching you guys from Philippines too ❤
Woah awesome! Sending good vibes your way!
Can't wait to the next video...
Thank you! It’ll be coming soon!
Excited to know what happened next..!! Love from India ❤️
Wow- so cool to hear from you all the way from India! Thanks for watching💕
Saaame I'm so invested in them!
My mum didn't know. She was really shocked
Do you have a video about clothes?
DYING to know what happens next!
🙈 We will post a follow up video soon!
Sweet ❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺
Are you guys Canadian?
We are not Canadian, but would love to do a trip up there soon!
How did your parents take it I am not gay my self
greetings from germanyyy
Cheers to you in Germany! Thanks for watching:)
"we r not straight"👌👌👌👌love it!!!!😊😊😊do u hve an IG to follow?thank u💕💕💕
😊😊Thank you!!! We don’t have an Instagram yet but if we make one we’ll announce it🌈
@@HannahSadie yes please😊😊😊
Aight late to the game but here it is! @hannahandsadie10
@@HannahSadie finally!!!love u guys😍followed already🙏🙏🙏
Jackiey_23 thank you!!
How do no I am lesbians or not
sometimes I wish I was born a girl
🌻🌻🌻❤️❤️❤️just wanna say, you did a great job sadie..really it's not an easy but you have to do it in order to have peace in mind & in heart..well done👍❤️hannah such a great lover,ready to listen ,ya i love looking at you both..love you from phils.🌻🌻🌻
Wow thank you for your kind words and understanding. It certainly wasn’t easy but it was for the best. And I have been SO lucky to have Hannah’s love and support 🥰