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neversparks  ·  4345 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Not 30 Questions

Okay, I'm 18, so know that my answers are from a limited experience.

1. Here's how I'd imagine the conversation would go: "Whoa, what happened to your eye?" "Nothing." "Huh, well are you all right?" "Yeah. Peachy." "Hey, I noticed that bracelet you wear is missing. What happened to it?" "Hm? Oh, I must've lost it or something. It was a stupid thing anyway." "Oh. Pity. I've always liked it."

The idea would be to not force him to tell me anything. He'll tell me when he's ready. And at the same time I'd try to hint that I'm okay with his sexuality (that's what was implied, right?) without explicitly stating that I know because he might not be ready for me to know.

2. Reply with the email: "Sorry, someone thought it would be funny to send that last message to all of my contacts. It wasn't."

3. One of two things: 1) Blow it off, pretend it didn't happen, or 2) overexaggerate how offended I am so it passes off as a joke. Is that passive aggressive? Crap.

3.2. Apologize. Maybe make up some dumb excuse, like that I was having a shitty day or something.

4. Get up. Keep playing. Continue to kick ass.

5. If they're driving faster than me, I wouldn't care.

5.2. I hate slow drivers. And that's an understatement.

6. What would I actually do? Nothing. What do I think I should do? Gather the people who like it and have a go at it. Organize the thing without the endorsement of the club, then donate the proceeds.

7. Nope. No pie for them.

Yay procrastination!





IntimidatingScones  ·  4343 days ago  ·  link  ·  

But my piiiiee!! D=

Just uh, my two cents:

    "Oh. Pity. I've always liked it." The idea would be to not force him to tell me anything. He'll tell me when he's ready. And at the same time I'd try to hint that I'm okay with his sexuality (that's what was implied, right?) without explicitly stating that I know because he might not be ready for me to know.

Fuckin' brilliant. I love the hands-off support and respect you give your kid! Obvious love there. I think I'd rather do what you said than anything I'd thought up to say to him.