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My parents know I'm gay but every time we talk on the phone or I see them in person it's never brought up..I love them but I need them to say something cause I want to talk about it. Also they need to be self aware about the trauma they caused me as a child. How do I go about even bringing all this up?
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@Lucas.exe I can't lie, my dad screwed up both our lives really badly, but she took her anger out on me instead of going to therapy or talking to him. I used to be so angry at her for not getting help, but now I just pity her. She even said can talk to her about everything that happened but if she won't get help for herself (while I've been getting help for years now) it's just useless :(
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If yougo to therapy for your depression you could ask about having a group session with your therapist. If you don't see a therapist then you could look into family therapy. That way you could have someone to help mediate. Also it can possibly keep your parents from saying some nasty things. People are less likely to say hate speech when someone is watching them, especially someone who has some form of power over them.
Speaking as someone who recently brought up childhood trauma with a parent, it made things worse for me. My mom just blamed me, refused to take responsibility for her own actions, tried to twist everything to make it sound like she was never the bad guy while my dad was horrible (ok he really wasn't, but he definitely wasn't good & I even hate him now, but for reasons I wasn't aware of until last year or so). I know it may sound like a good idea, and I'm not saying it is or it isn't, but tread carefully with that kind of conversation. It could help, but I personally think it rarely does.
@Solarwolf I had a similar situation with my mom. Anything that was my dads fault was valid but anything she did there was always an excuse or a "if it was so bad why didnt you [...]"
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This might be a bit insensitive and I apologize in advance for not finding the correct words, but about the sexuality part, who cares? It doesn't and shouldn't matter what gender you love so if you already came out then theres no reason to really talk about it until you find who you love. Maybe it's an unpopular opinion but it's really no ones business who you love except you. Of course approval is important but as long as you are happy with who you are it really shouldn't matter other people's opinions. Trauma part is iffy cause sometimes it's not worth it to tell your abuser that they abused you if you need help then get help but be careful with what you tell your parents if they are the cause 'cause 8 times out of 10 it makes things worse. Stay strong love in here for you ♡
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