Telling Your Parents

In this booklet we are trying to help you to find the best way to approach your parents with what maybe regarded by them as news they will find shocking. You must be prepared for the possibility that this shock may result in a reaction that you may feel to be rejection. Try to understand that this will hopefully become an acceptance given time, so be patient and try not to give way to anger if your news results in what you feel are hurtful responses.

Many parents have difficulty with openly discussing sex. They may perhaps not have come to terms with their own sexuality and experience personal problems. You will probably be aware of the level of their ability to speak on this matter and should take account of this in your approach. Obviously, you will have worked out that your existence need not indicate that your parents are very knowledgeable about sexual subjects. Perhaps, the amount of sexual knowledge they have imparted to you should be a guideline.