Have you ever really needed to tell someone something, but you just couldn’t do it?

So what’s stopping you?

I came SO CLOSE to telling my mom that I’m gay today. She knows, too. But she wants to hear it from me; she wants me to tell her. I guess I didn’t do it this time because my brother was with me and I don’t know…it makes me feel embarrassed. This is what she said to me: “You haven’t said anything about who you’re attracted to in the past 17 years but obviously, unless you’re actually asexual, you’ve been attracted to either male or female or both?” and I said “yes” and then she said “well, I have an idea, but you better tell me before you go to college”.

And then she kind of looked at me and said “Dominic…you secretive dude…”

I just couldn’t say it; I just get so embarrassed. But I’m going to before college, probably not long after I graduate from high school.