By Pumpkin - 18/07/2009 02:00 - United States

Today, I found out that my son is not really gay. He just told me that so I'd let him have girls in his bedroom. FML
I agree, your life sucks 40 205
You deserved it 102 949

Same thing different taste

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haha, that's a great idea, very original. But seriously, if you were a bit open minded with him you could have avoided this... I'm also kinda wondering just how you found out.

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Well, if he were gay, you'd have to worry about guys in his room. Trust me, I know.

To the teenyboppers who don't understand why their parents don't want them to have sex at a young age: 1. STDs ."... Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 19 million new STD infections occur every year. And, even more alarming, is that nearly 50 percent of these new cases happen to young people between the ages of 15 and 24." http://www.familyfirstaid.org/std-statistics.html 2. Pregnancy "Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school (only one-third receive a high school diploma) and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30. Teen mothers are more likely to end up on welfare (nearly 80 percent of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare). The children of teenage mothers have lower birth weights, are more likely to perform poorly in school, and are at greater risk of abuse and neglect. The sons of teen mothers are 13 percent more likely to end up in prison while teen daughters are 22 percent more likely to become teen mothers themselves." http://www.familyfirstaid.org/teen-pregnancy.html Most parents are generally scared one of these things will happen to their own kids, so cut them some slack. They're just trying to look out for you, even if it is old fashioned and lacking. OP... I don't want to imagine how you found out... Maybe its time to make sure he knows how to use a condom and keep himself protected. Good luck.

aquadog101 0

I'm a child of teen parents and my family is great. im one of the smartest in my grade and both my parents finished high school and have attended college. Being a teen parent isnt impossible if you work hard and make sacrifices. The down sides are that they automatically dont trust you with the opposite sex and have a pretty tight leash with you.

dg72592_fml 0

yupp, my parents said the same thing to me when i was younger... i could never have guys in my room and they were always trying to police my relationships. because of that, i learned to never bring guys home anymore, all my relationships are secret, and we instead do all our dirty work in public parks and the backseats of other people's cars. don't worry though, i'm sure none of your kids will ever think of that =]

hugsmyantidrug2 0

smart kid can't believe you fell for it

hairspray666 0

At least be proud of yourself that you accepted him when you thought he was gay. Parenting fail; open-minded win.

I use a similar excuse for when the girls and I go lingerie shopping , hope this doesnt blow my cover

You tried to be a good parent. Your kid is a brilliant one. You should probably be more strict from now on. As a teenager myself, I'd like to tell the people calling this mom retarded need to shut their faces. When your 13 year old son gets a girl pregnant because you are an 'open minded parent' and you're trying to be their friend, then you can show us how well that worked for you. Kids need PARENTS not friends. We already have enough of those. I mean, I'm allowed both genders in my room, and I'm a bisexual. My parents rightfully trust me because I don't do anything with my friends/boyfriends/girlfriends while I'm at home. They know this. Trust is earned, its not a right. You people need to get off your parenting high horses because all you're going to do is fill the earth with people who don't know how to respect those higher in authority. My parents aren't even strict, they just have expectations and rules. It took years for me to earn the trust of having males in my bedroom and that's how it should be. This child TRICKED his mother, and that is incredibly disrespectful. I think he should be taught a lesson. If I had done that with my parents I would have been grounded for MONTHS. This mother did nothing but try to accept who she thought her son was, and tried to make it easy for him to BE gay. She did what she could. And you people have no right to be insulting someone's intelligence based on a two-sentence internet post that may not be real anyways. Don't any of you have any SENSE?