2018. március 9., péntek
Thinking of coming out to my mom by having her watch "Call Me by Your Name" with me.
The DVD is coming out soon, and my mom does like her romance movies. I think this is the perfect movie to ease her into the idea of me being gay for several reasons:It starts out with the main character dating a girl. (I don't plan on telling her anything about the movie beforehand, other than the fact it's a romance movie. She also takes pride in the fact she can usually determine what's going to happen in a movie before it happens, so I'm genuinely curious what her reaction will be as the movie goes on.)Neither of the men are walking stereotypes, nor do they feel the need to tell anyone their sexuality. Their relationship just happens naturally.My mom is already fairly tolerant of homosexuality, but still holds some archaic views, like thinking that one of the partners has to be the "wife." Both men come across as having equal power in their relationship, so I don't think it'd be that simple for her to make such a distinction.From the scenes I've watched on YouTube so far, the acting is SO GOOD! I think this movie's realistic depiction of romance would make her more willing to accept what she's seeing and less likely to perceive it as a huge step outside of her "straight romance comfort zone." It may also help when I mention to her that both of the actors are actually straight in real life.The character Elio is similar to myself in some regards. We both play(ed) the piano, like dancing, and hate having to give up our bedrooms. If my mother can relate the movie character to her actual son, it might be easier for her to realize that being gay doesn't change who I am as a person.I was originally planning on coming out to her after I moved out of the house, but I honestly think this movie is the best way to do it. I'm not worried about my living situation, or at least my mom kicking me out. I'll let her tell my dad if she wants, as I don't think I can do much more to damage my rocky relationship with him (and he jokes about me possibly being gay often, so I think he might already suspect it). If worst comes to worst, my sister said I can stay at her and her husband's house for up to six months while I figure out another place to live (I'm already out to both of them).I'd like to hear anyone else's opinions, and I'll post an update when it happens!
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